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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000043.txt from 2006/07
From: "Lim Sze Ai, Esther" <elsa15@-----.sg>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] Instrument Problem
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:11:32 -0400
*hmz* I tried it with the 2 bocals (#1 and #2) that came with the
instrument, a #2 bocal on an older Schreiber from the school, all these on
my own reeds (which work fine with my own Schreiber and are a bit thicker)
Weird thing is that the C# was fine though... This is actually the first
time I've encountered this problem on Schreiber bassoons... (We use this in
Singapore a lot more compared to Fox)
I've not tried it with a shorter bocal from another manufacturer though...
Is there any way that a repairman could help to solve the problem?
Esther
-----Original Message-----
From: Lindberg, John [mailto:john.lindberg@-----.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:40 AM
To: doublereed@-----.sg
Subject: RE: [DR-L] Instrument Problem
The sagging E is often caused by a reed that is too soft (or too long). Try
clipping the tip. I have found that Schreiber bassoons may also have
problems with the C# below that E. Sometimes a shorter/narrower reed seems
to help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lim Sze Ai, Esther [mailto:elsa15@-----.sg]
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:27 AM
To: doublereed@-----.org
Subject: [DR-L] Instrument Problem
Dear List,
Need your advice on instrument issues...
One of the high schools I teach at recently bought a Schreiber 5016 from one
of the local music companies. I tested it on the day we received it, and the
instrument had a problem with the third space E. It was so flat until the
tuner actually registered it as an E-flat! (At first I thought I was
hallucinating and that I only 'imagined' moving my fingers to change the
note)
Have any of you encountered this problem before and found a solution for it?
I will probably send it back to the company, but it would help to tell them
exactly what the technical issues are. Unfortunately, their technical
department are NOT bassoonists.
I've seen a similar problem (though not as serious) on a Puchner bassoon,
and if my memory serves me correctly, when the owner brought it back to the
factory in Germany, they had to do minor adjustments to the angle at which
the open hole was cut into the bassoon.
What do you guys think?
Esther
P.S. Apologies if I'm not making myself clear... I'm not too good on the
technical aspects of it all...
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