How to lower or raise the pitch of notes on the bass clarinet?
13:17 on Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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(swindburne)
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I člay jazz with guitarists and I`ve just switched fom sax to bass clarinet.How do I move the pitch up or down as on the sax when I pull out the mouthpiece slightly.With the Bass clainet I can`t seem to alter the pitch enough to get in tune wit the guitars.
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Re: How to lower or raise the pitch of notes on the bass clarinet?
20:03 on Sunday, July 10, 2005
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(john)
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you can loosen your lips a bit, but not as much as with a sax, but it works. You can also hold your right fingers down when you play like E,F,G,A,Bb. It brings the notes down a bit. Good luck, man... wait a sec. You`re playing bass clarinet with guitarists? That`s wierd. Please explain.
john
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Re: How to lower or raise the pitch of notes on the bass clarinet?
13:38 on Monday, July 11, 2005
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(john)
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actually I thought up another one. If you pull the neck out a bit, it lowers the pitch also.
john
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Re: How to lower or raise the pitch of notes on the bass clarinet?
19:38 on Wednesday, August 3, 2005
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(Harry)
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Has your neck got a tuning slide-most necks I´ve encountered have tuning slides on them-a little screw thingy, which adjusts the pitch. Hope this helps.
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