Klarinet Archive - Posting 000233.txt from 1996/06

From: Karl Krelove <KClarinet@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Sudden bass clarinet
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 11:52:45 -0400

>I'm assuming that it's me and not the instrument that makes life
>difficult, but as it's not mine, I don't know much about what's happened
t>o it as various people have played it... Is there anything obvious that
>might cause a technical problem with notes above D?

Absolutely - especially the register mechanism itself, if it's an automatic
double register vent system (has two vents but a single key - the mechanism
automatically shifts when you get to A above the staff). Before you start
trying to make adjustments to your playing approach, you should make sure
there isn't a mechanical explanation for the trouble - you can develop more
technical problems than you can imagine trying (albeit unknowingly) to
compensate for a misadjusted horn.
Good luck.
Karl Krelove