Klarinet Archive - Posting 000231.txt from 1996/06

From: B HUDSON <XDPW41A@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: undertones in high register
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 11:52:43 -0400

>Just a thought--have you had the instrument looked at by a competent >repair
>person lately? I played a bit on a clarinet once to test it and had the >same
>odd sound--or maybe a different odd sound but at any rate an overtone in >the
>register you mention. Even the people at the store heard it. It didn't
>happen on my own instrument and it sounded nasty. I did as quick a check >as
>I could and noticed a few pads that didn't look right to me (I'm not a >repair
>techincian) but I suggested to the store that they have their repair
>department look it over. When I came back the next week they had had the
>instrument re-padded and the sound was gone. I still didn't like it that
>much, but it played better with the hardware fixed!

>Joie

An echo from the aging beginner amateur population: a few weeks ago all
tonguing exercises were a disaster, and I was redoublingg my curse on
Vandoran for their reeds. But a trip to Marsh Woodwinds here in Raleigh
and throwing myself at their mercy to check and replace a couple of pads if
necessary solved about 90% of the problem. I suspect that amongst the
non-professional ranks the ravages of a leaky horn are easily underestimated.

Bruce Hudson, xdpw41a@-----.com