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Re: Why play so loud?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-06-30 00:04

Yeah, well the "fat boy" style barrel (made by a number of custom makers) concerns the outer dimension of the barrel. It has more wood around its exterior diameter. This does have an effect on the timbre of the instrument (slightly) but the bore diameter is whatever the end user needs to be compatible with the clarinet she/he is using.

I would also take issue with the idea of "volume of air" having any relation with sound pressure levels or how audible something is. Just as an example, the demure oboe can pretty much always be heard but it has the smallest volume of air of most instruments.

Achieving a big, solid sound on the clarinet has EVERYTHING to do with technique you develop to control the steadiness (must be VERY steady at ALL volumes) of the air column. This is achieved by ensuring that your abdominal muscles are actively engaged at ALL times (you must feel the PUSH from your gut).

And finally as far as what is necessary (or desirable) in your section should be entirely up to the conductor (the ONLY person who has a central ear on everyone's volume in the group). Even if the TOTAL volume of the clarinet section actually NEEDS to be higher (as you contend) there is no way the section will sound as a cohesive unit with ONE clarinet sticking out like that. You really may want to have an honest chat with the director about what he/she is hearing and what she/he truly wants as a final product. And as I have said in other spots along the way recently, a good old fashioned, honest sectional will cure A LOT of problems (and make for some good old fashioned human contact - maybe y'all will even like each other more afterwards!).

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

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