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Author: YCL-450
Date: 2006-04-24 02:19
I've been playing a nearly new YCL-450 now for about 3 weeks and it seems like the tone has suddenly improved quite a bit. It's like it's waking up. But is this the clarinet or me.
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Author: Kchui999
Date: 2006-04-24 02:56
Perhaps your horn is getting broken in nicely, or maybe you're just getting better.
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Author: Tom Puwalski
Date: 2006-04-24 12:29
Maybe you're getting better and figuring out how to play the thing. All different brands have different "G" spots and it can take a month or so to really figure out the best reed mouthpiece combo and embouchure to use on it. When I originally tried the SEV, I liked the sound and tuning, but it was about a month till I really figured out how to get it to really sing!
Tom Puwalski, former soloist with the US Army Field Band, Clarinetist with Lox&Vodka, and Author of "The Clarinetist's Guide to Klezmer"and most recently by the order of the wizard of Oz, for supreme intelligence, a Masters in Clarinet performance
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2006-04-24 15:09
You're probably just getting used to playing your instrument and bringing out all the colors of the tone. The wood does begin to season and should get better as you play.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-04-24 19:56
If it's bad, it's always the instrument's fault; if it's good, it's always the player.
I normally blame it on the reed. If my backup Légère squeaks too, then I know it's time for a stroll or a beer. 
It took me about a month to halfway safely hit the "sweet spot" on the reed. The improvement in tone was dramatic.
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Ben
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2006-04-24 20:28
If this is the first experience to play clarinet, it's your improvement definitely because you started from zero.
If a player has played for long period,sometimes he feels his playing better, sometimes worse. Wind playing is very much affected by body/mental conditions.
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