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Re: Octave box inserts

Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-02-18 14:51

Howard hello,

Thanks for your post! I keep forgetting the cultural differences, and I have a lot of experience working in the East. Your English is so good I entirely forgot that you were based in Malaysia. I apologize for my brusque tone - no offense was intended, and I hope none taken? Buffet are a very reputable company, and the greenline is their top-of-the-line instrument for good reason.

If I may just summarize your situation as I see it:

* You play on a new, unmodified Buffet Greenline
* You use Glotin 47mm staples (I think)
* You use an American scrape, more or less (anyhow, a "long" scrape)
* You have a relaxed embouchure
* Tuning standards in your country are A=442

Am I right so far?

If this is correct, it may be that there is nothing wrong with any of the above "components". They just don't work well together.

I would also recommend trying shorter staples as a first step.

In addition you may want to try the following:

* Try and get hold of some harder cane. Soft cane can sag at the top
* Try a narrower shape.
[for both of these I would recommend going to a cane dealer who accurately measures hardness and can provide many shapes - one such is Nick Deutch, but there are many]
* Tune your local ensemble to 441 :-) Believe me, most of them won't notice the difference!

Changing parts of the instrument (such as the octave inserts) should be a second-to-last resort. The last resort is traveling to Buffet with your instrument and working on the tuning with them, or replacing your instrument with a German instrument tuned to 442+. This should not be necessary since Albrecht Meyer plays on a greenline.

I hope this helps. Please keep us informed!

J.

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