Question About Tolkien's Pipe

[fitzy]

I have a pipe that's very tight when putting the stem back in so once in a while I'll have a small gap like that.

 

[4dotsasieni]

"Maybe he was just playing sharp."
Hold on a moment - wouldn't that make it flat? (I'm an old bassoon/clarinet player)

 

[pipeinhand]

@4dotsasieni, I think you are correct. Long = flat, short = sharp.

 

[captainsousie]

If he was playing sharp then pulled out a bit, it would fix the problem. That's the way I saw the comment. I'm just a tuba player so we don't bother with pushing in or pulling out, we just use an alternate fingering or lip it.

 

[jbbaldwin]

If he was playing sharp then pulled out a bit, it would fix the problem.

Correct. I was suggesting the pull was the remedy for his having been sharp.
As I said, nuthin' to see here, just keep moving...

 

[pipeinhand]

Ahhh so a little correction for playing sharp. My, we are a twisted bunch to notice such things.

 

[jbbaldwin]

15 years of teaching high school band will do that to a person. :lol: