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Re: Register/speaker tubes

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-10-28 14:38

My recent 'ear opening' experience with the clarinet acoustic has led me to believe there is no "magic bullet" to make the clarinet more in tune. You have a series of MAJOR compromises with intonation and resistance that you overcome without even thinking about it.

If you haven't already, take the register key out of the equation completely and listen (with a tuner as well) to what you get throughout the clarion register. The tuning is much more even (albeit a little flat). Now add back the register only to find that fourth space "E" doesn't change one whit from the "E" without the register but as you move up and down further from there, the pitch becomes sharper and sharper (register key engaged that is).

What this exercise did for me was convince me to gauge the opening clearance of the register much smaller. All you lose (not much either) is some clarity to the throat "Bb." This is a much BIGGER change (for my money) than playing with different register tube lengths - though I don't entirely discourage the attempt to give it a whirl.

......................Paul Aviles

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