Thank you for sharing this trick! I've had a difficult time switching from A to bell B. I kept trying to adjust my air and force a little more air out but it just kept squeaking. I was getting upset and found this video so I'll definitely try this in band! And yes I will PRACTICE this!
Thanks. I think this technique will help. I've been moved up to first chair in Wind Symphony and I don't want to embarrass myself as Concert Master. I can play grade six music, but I don't want to seem incapable of playing a simple tuning note for the band.
Is the killer B as bad as those tarantulas outside ? Hahaha !! I like your special effects. Entertaining. What brand/model of clarinet is that ? It looks like a nice one.
@billyboy647 I understand that many people like to use hard rubber because it has a darker tone because it is more dense. but what about the smell? Every hard rubber mouthpeice I have ever tried started to smell really, 'rubbery' after a while, and after I clean it, it still smells. Is this only some hard rubber? I don't care for that smell but I wouldn't mind having the better tone.
@ShinyAndTouchable I have not noticed any such smell from my clarinets. I think a lot of the results are due to how you process the rubber.
Every material has some odor, including wood clarinets---but you normally have to get your nose right up to the substance to detect it. After almost a decade of selling hard rubber clarinets I've never had a complaint about oder.
@dragonfly3895 It's the B natural, 3rd line of the staff, that is produced with the entire length of the clarinet's air column vibrating. The sound comes out of the bell entirely, not from any of the tone holes. Hence the term 'bell B'.
I'm going to be a student clarinetist as my double (no I can't get a teacher) Are there any mouthpieces, reeds, and ligatures you recommend for classical work? Any other advice would be fantastic
Have you ever played the saxophone? It seems interesting because Vandorens seem popular to clarinetists and not saxophone players. I personally make my own reeds for saxophone and clarinet reeds are a little easier to work with so I'm thinking about it.
Are there any clarinets you might recommend as one of those ebay free bashers? You go on ebay and find bundy clarinets in full working condition for $20 and I'm on a TINY budget. I can also change pads and felts and corks
Jupiters are great! but maybe a little pricey depending where you get it from. Buffets are nice, but your pad/cork changing skills will come into use much more often than say a yamaha. The new Yamahas are made in Indonesia, they're pretty good, but if you can find an older one made in the western part o fthe world, it might be a little nicer.
I myself use a yamaha 250 at the moment. It's one of their newer models.
if you get your hands on a jupiter, go for it. They are fantastic instruments.
Some times the bell B has to be physically tuned. A properly placed and sized hole in the bell usually does the job. In lieu of doing that you can play B the way you normally do and then open the throat A key; that will make the B play freer, respond more quickly and be slightly higher in pitch.
sorry to be slow in responding. There are a number of way to correct this. You should not have to do anything extraordinary to play the B in tune. The length of the bell is too long and/or the bore is also small. If you like the way the bell plays and sounds I would drill a small hole in the bell and tune it until it is perfect. No amount of lipping will fix this. There are other corrections to that could also work, depending on how the clarinet tests out. I can fix it, no problem.
@owarning27 my teacher suggested a similartechnique to the 'venting' idea but you only have to put down your left ring finger (c in lower chalemeau) and the throat Bb. Also when you play make a swallowing motion in your throat when you blow the Bb. This works for me, it mite work for you
Love the shameless plug
Titanandenceladus 6 months ago
Thank you for sharing this trick! I've had a difficult time switching from A to bell B. I kept trying to adjust my air and force a little more air out but it just kept squeaking. I was getting upset and found this video so I'll definitely try this in band! And yes I will PRACTICE this!
finzerpup101 1 year ago
Thanks. I think this technique will help. I've been moved up to first chair in Wind Symphony and I don't want to embarrass myself as Concert Master. I can play grade six music, but I don't want to seem incapable of playing a simple tuning note for the band.
TrivettJames 1 year ago
you have a preety clarinet
yaoi1yummy 1 year ago
Is the killer B as bad as those tarantulas outside ? Hahaha !! I like your special effects. Entertaining. What brand/model of clarinet is that ? It looks like a nice one.
InBy9OutBy5 1 year ago
What kind of clarinet do you have? I does not look like wood...
ShinyAndTouchable 1 year ago
@ShinyAndTouchable I am playing one of my own clarinets, a Lyrique 576BC, made of pure, natural hard rubber.
billyboy647 1 year ago
@billyboy647 I understand that many people like to use hard rubber because it has a darker tone because it is more dense. but what about the smell? Every hard rubber mouthpeice I have ever tried started to smell really, 'rubbery' after a while, and after I clean it, it still smells. Is this only some hard rubber? I don't care for that smell but I wouldn't mind having the better tone.
ShinyAndTouchable 1 year ago
@ShinyAndTouchable I have not noticed any such smell from my clarinets. I think a lot of the results are due to how you process the rubber.
Every material has some odor, including wood clarinets---but you normally have to get your nose right up to the substance to detect it. After almost a decade of selling hard rubber clarinets I've never had a complaint about oder.
billyboy647 1 year ago
what is bell bee
dragonfly3895 2 years ago
@dragonfly3895 It's the B natural, 3rd line of the staff, that is produced with the entire length of the clarinet's air column vibrating. The sound comes out of the bell entirely, not from any of the tone holes. Hence the term 'bell B'.
RossiniSoprano 2 years ago
1:05-1:15...amazing acting lol!
xHuntedGunzPCGx 2 years ago
hello
i played for about 6 years
and i just want to know
when is it a proper time to change your reed, and about how long would u use one of u play everyday?
ksamuraibear 2 years ago
What the hell?
gah!
that was so funny.Laughing at you, not with I swear.
sutphoe 2 years ago
I'm going to be a student clarinetist as my double (no I can't get a teacher) Are there any mouthpieces, reeds, and ligatures you recommend for classical work? Any other advice would be fantastic
SaxophoneProductions 2 years ago
I really love the Vandoren Reeds, but I suggest starting on a size 2 Rico. Also vandorens are generally cut half a size bigger than rico, too.
I also recommend a plastic mouthpiece (no rubber on top) until you start to really get to know what kind of style you want.
mdwallin 2 years ago
Have you ever played the saxophone? It seems interesting because Vandorens seem popular to clarinetists and not saxophone players. I personally make my own reeds for saxophone and clarinet reeds are a little easier to work with so I'm thinking about it.
Are there any clarinets you might recommend as one of those ebay free bashers? You go on ebay and find bundy clarinets in full working condition for $20 and I'm on a TINY budget. I can also change pads and felts and corks
SaxophoneProductions 2 years ago
Jupiters are great! but maybe a little pricey depending where you get it from. Buffets are nice, but your pad/cork changing skills will come into use much more often than say a yamaha. The new Yamahas are made in Indonesia, they're pretty good, but if you can find an older one made in the western part o fthe world, it might be a little nicer.
I myself use a yamaha 250 at the moment. It's one of their newer models.
if you get your hands on a jupiter, go for it. They are fantastic instruments.
mdwallin 2 years ago
my B is always slightly flat. i've tried tightening at the corners, but nothing has worked. any ideas?
owarning27 2 years ago
Some times the bell B has to be physically tuned. A properly placed and sized hole in the bell usually does the job. In lieu of doing that you can play B the way you normally do and then open the throat A key; that will make the B play freer, respond more quickly and be slightly higher in pitch.
billyboy647 2 years ago
sorry to be slow in responding. There are a number of way to correct this. You should not have to do anything extraordinary to play the B in tune. The length of the bell is too long and/or the bore is also small. If you like the way the bell plays and sounds I would drill a small hole in the bell and tune it until it is perfect. No amount of lipping will fix this. There are other corrections to that could also work, depending on how the clarinet tests out. I can fix it, no problem.
billyboy647 2 years ago
@owarning27 my teacher suggested a similartechnique to the 'venting' idea but you only have to put down your left ring finger (c in lower chalemeau) and the throat Bb. Also when you play make a swallowing motion in your throat when you blow the Bb. This works for me, it mite work for you
lsdvine 1 year ago
is that a wooden clarinet?
pants189 2 years ago
it's a clarinet of his own design made of hard-rubber a.k.a. ebonite
johnpettet 2 years ago
God, what type of barrel is that? Most of the barrels I have seen aren't so round.
bboo88 3 years ago
THANK YOU!!! :D
melrose6790 3 years ago