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Re: Tuning WITHOUT adjusting in the center

Author: Max S-D
Date: 2007-02-04 22:45

I have found that in some situations, pulling out in the middle can be very useful. I often have to do it to adjust when playing in the wind section of an orchestra because I tend to be a little bit sharp throughout the range of the instrument. I've remedied this (mostly) with a longer barrel, a Fobes 67mm, which fixes intonation in the upper joint, but the difference it makes as we get physically further from the barrel is smaller and smaller. If I pull out the barrel enough to get the clarion B and C to speak perfectly in tune, my throat tones a very flat. If I leave the barrel pushed in and pull the lower and upper joints apart just a hair, it can make all the difference in the world. I can (and often do) get by without pulling out the bottom joint, but it's nice to have that option. This is what my teacher does, and he has a master's degree from Julliard and has played professionally for many years.

I'm not going to say that everyone should pull out the bottom joint or that nobody should pull out the bottom joint. Everybody should just do what they have to do to sound good and play in tune.

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