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Re: Inconsistent Tuning Issues

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2015-11-20 18:09

I must say I've never seen this problem in all the years I've taught and played. Since it happens on many different basses and mouthpieces I agree that it must be you. The only things I can suggest is that you tune your bass to the throat tones, E-Bb, placing the neck so those notes are as close to in tune with each other as you can get and than work at relaxing your embouchure and throat when you decend to the lower registe beringing the pitch down. You might also have to experiment with your tongue position in the front as well as the back. If after a while that just doesn't work than do the opposite, tune the lower register to get that as equal as possible and than experiment bringing up the pitch of your throat tones using the same technique but the other way around. Firming up your embouchure and expermenting with the placement of your tongue and throat on those notes.
I'm curious, how is the pitch of your low register when you play the 12th above using the register key?
Of course the 3rd thing is to get as much of a compromise with the pitch and then do what I suggested for both resisters to a lesser degree but for both.

ESP eddiesclarinet.com

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