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Tuning differences B&H Emperor/Imperial 926

Author: Jeroen
Date: 2016-08-25 17:44

For the UK experts a question about the Boosey and Hawkes 926 bore line of clarinets.

Is it true that Imperial 926 clarinets are tuned a little lower than Emperors?
And I am talking about the internal intonation: whether the instrument is in tune with itself.
I noticed I cannot play my Imperial on A=442Hz because the right hand clarion stays flat.
No problem at 440Hz which was of course the pitch standard in the UK the instrument was designed for.
With my Emperors however, I have no problems to play them at A=442Hz.

Is this by design or is there something wrong with my Imperial 926 clarinet?

Thanks

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