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Re: Pitch tendencies?

Author: Bassie
Date: 2006-02-08 07:19

"... he played my setup and confirmed that it plays 20 cents flat and suggested that I use my other barrel ..."

You've said you trust his skill, so go with the shorter barrel. There remains the problem of playing in tune with the rest of the band. I can think of two things you might not be used to:

(a) The clarinet warms up at a different speed to metal instruments.
(b) The change with ambient temperature is different to other instruments. Inside a clarinet, the air stays warm even on the coldest day. If it's getting slowly hotter in the theatre (for example), you might find yourself going flat relative to the brass.

There's nothing wrong with pulling out.

Post Edited (2006-02-08 12:00)

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