Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2014-11-21 04:39
Ridenour clarinets are generally well liked by their owners, easy to play--offering consistent resistance across notes, and if nothing else, known for the ability to be in tune, when played properly: not a hard thing for your basic clarinet player to do.
Mr. Ridenour's knowledge as a clarinet acoustician, not to mention the stabilty his hard rubber clarinets provide when compare to wood would make me think twice before saying that your problem lies in your instrument; although anything is possible, and your problems may be with both your technique and the instrument.
Funny enough, going on Youtube and looking, of all people, at Mr. Ridenour's video on long tones may help you here.
Does your teacher experience similar intonation problems on this instrument?
What strength reeds and brand are you playing? It's not that I am concerned about the brand so much as understanding that you play on a "3" Vandoren Blue Box, versus a Gonzalez FOF 3, just by way of example.
Is this a new Libertas you've bought on trial?
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