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Re: Tuning and Note Clarity

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-05-20 16:59

Welcome back!

You don't say which octave of B and C you're talking about. The only one where technique could reasonably blur the half step difference between B and C is at the top of the clarion register (B5 - C6 - above the treble staff). If the rest of your scale sounds normal, for B3-C4 (below the the staff) or B4-C5 (3rd line to fourth space of the staff), it's almost certainly a mechanical problem. Can you tell which pitch the two notes or closer to? If it's closer to B, something is sticking closed when you move to C. If closer to C, then a pad may not be closing when you move to B - if you mean the long B and C (mid-staff), the pad could be missing from the B pad cup.

If you can't find anything yourself, have someone check it for you. And try someone else's instrument if you know someone else with a clarinet.

Karl

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