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Author: psykel
Date: 2023-01-24 02:07
I'm quite the beginner still so bear with me
As the subject says; got myself a new mouthpiece (Vandoren 5JB) but it seems to be a bit too long joint to fit in my barrel? There's a small gap when between the barrel and the mouthpiece which I don't get when using the original mouthpiece. It's an old SML clarinet from the 60's. Will this affect the sound at all, making it a bit flat as the clarinet gets a couple of millimeters longer? Or
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Author: m1964
Date: 2023-01-24 03:28
psykel wrote:
> I'm quite the beginner still so bear with me
> As the subject says; got myself a new mouthpiece (Vandoren 5JB)
> but it seems to be a bit too long joint to fit in my barrel?
> There's a small gap when between the barrel and the mouthpiece
> which I don't get when using the original mouthpiece. It's an
> old SML clarinet from the 60's. Will this affect the sound at
> all, making it a bit flat as the clarinet gets a couple of
> millimeters longer? Or
It may get flat- easy to check using a tuner app.
If it does you have two choices:
1. have the barrel cut deeper
or
2. have your MP cut by those 1-2mm;
either way, I believe that throat notes will get sharper more than long notes (long D,C, B), which can also be adjusted.
If you are not playing with an orchestra/band at the moment, than I'd do nothing and see how this new to you MP feels.
Sometimes soft reeds would make instrument go flat.
Another consideration is if your instrument is in tune with itself with the Vandoren MP.
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Author: Jarmo Hyvakko
Date: 2023-01-24 19:41
It isn't necessarily a bad thing if the gap is less than 1 mm.. That proves that the joint goes tightly in the barrel so that there is no gap in the bore which results better intonation and vibration transfer from the mouthpiece to the body of the instrument. Actually IMHO all mothpiece manufacturers should make that joint preferably slightly too long than too short.
Jarmo Hyvakko, Principal Clarinet, Tampere Philharmonic, Finland
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Author: kdk
Date: 2023-01-24 22:58
psykel wrote:
> As the subject says; got myself a new mouthpiece (Vandoren 5JB)
> but it seems to be a bit too long joint to fit in my barrel?
> There's a small gap when between the barrel and the mouthpiece
> which I don't get when using the original mouthpiece. It's an
> old SML clarinet from the 60's. Will this affect the sound at
> all, making it a bit flat as the clarinet gets a couple of
> millimeters longer? Or
Even as a beginner you can really answer this questions for yourself. If it's the intonation (pitch) that worries you, use a phone tuner app (or a dedicated tuner if you have one) and check your pitch with the mouthpiece in as far as it will go.
Did the clarinet have a mouthpiece with it? Or is the 5JB your only mouthpiece?
Karl
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