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RE: e-flat pitch tendencies

Author: Jeroen
Date: 2002-09-26 09:30

Many Eb instruments have this "problem". I tried once one which had perfect high b/c. However the corrosponding e/f (12th lower) were much too low.

Mpc and barrel makes a lot of difference.
I played several years on a Selmer Paris (not the Recital) which did not have this problem due to a small-bore barrel. It has perfect 12ths. When I put a "big-bore" barrel on it the problem showed up also.
However a "small-bore" barrel gives also a small sound.

Now playing on a Selmer Bundy Resonite which has a big tone. If I put a B44 on it the pitch esp. in the high b/c region is far too high. With my Zinner mpc pitch is much better and easier to control. So the B44 seems to be a "difficult" mpc.

Another Eb "problem" which I found more difficult is the region above high d. I wonder, are there really instruments/mpc combinations that gives good pitch here without "biting" too much?

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