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Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B

Author: fskelley  Date:   2014-03-20 06:29 I did a quick search here and did not find this subject, but of course I could have missed it. And I've forgotten whether I got this suggestion here on BBoard or somewhere else. It could have even been one of Tom Ridenour's videos. Anyway, the idea is to open the A key in addition to the register key while playing long pipe clarion B. By experimentation I find the Ab is equally helpful and does not change the sound so much, so should be OK to add mid-note if B is proving difficult. Most of the time I have no problem with long pipe B, and there's no benefit to the extra vent either in sound or feel. But there are times it does help. I have organized my future concert pieces such that the very first song ("He Never Sleeps" - see my YouTube fskelley page) starts fairly slowly with , then a sustained and heavily expressed . And because those are my first 4 notes (maybe a while since I warmed up, or might not have gotten much chance, reed could have dried out even though capped, etc), and I may be in front of an unfamiliar audience and have max jitters (until I get some playing done LOL), the B might not cooperate immediately. And the extra vent looks to be some wonderful insurance. So- did one of you give me this idea and I just forgot? Is it common practice? ...or voodoo? Stan in Orlando EWI 4000S with modifications Post Edited (2014-03-20 02:36)

Topics	Author	Date
Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B	fskelley	2014-03-20 06:29
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	gsurosey	2014-03-20 03:45
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	Barry Vincent	2014-03-20 11:30
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	rmk54	2014-03-20 16:14
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	gsurosey	2014-03-20 14:49
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	fskelley	2014-03-20 19:06
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	Bob Phillips	2014-03-21 00:23
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	Simon Aldrich	2014-03-22 18:59
Re: Vent A or Ab for clarion long pipe B  new	William	2014-03-23 01:56

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