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Re: Undertone in Clarion register

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-10-19 22:04

BethGraham wrote:

> ...maybe there is something new happening mechanically that's
> causing the grunting in the clarion G, A, and B. A quick
> look-see by a tech could rule out something having gone out of
> whack in the upper joint.

Experimenting with less register vent opening, as Tony's repost (from the link) suggests, would be easy to do, to rule too much opening in or out as a contributing cause, and it *is* a mechanical issue, not in itself one of player execution. Put a piece of cork or folded up paper of a thickness that will allow the RK only a small opening and see what happens. If it doesn't help, other causes and remedies can be checked.

How is the response above [C6]

?

With a collection of mouthpieces having tip openings between 1.19mm and 1.27mm you're in pretty open-tipped territory. Have you tried anything a little closer just to see what the effect is?

Karl

Karl

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