Klarinet Archive - Posting 000097.txt from 1996/08

From: Fernando Silveira <fersilv@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Chromatic F#/B key problem
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 12:08:55 -0400

At 20:28 04/08/96 +0000, you wrote:
>> Does anyone else have a problem of accidently brushing the key between the
>> 2nd and 3rd finger of the right hand? It's most unforgiving. I've always had
>> a minor problem- but I recently purchased a new Buffet R-13 and it is even
>> more sensitive. What is the typical fix for those of us with fat fingers -
>> I'm ready to weld it shut if I knew how.--- Any advice would be appreciated.
>> Ed, ebrowning@-----.com
>> Member: acmp-list@-----.EDU (Amateur Chamber Music Players)
>> klarinet@-----.bitnet
>> (Clarinettist's Network)
>> Jackson Symphony Orchestra
>> Jackson French Quarter Dixieland Band
>>
>
>Ed,
>
>The usual solution is to thin the sliver key as much as is
>necessary, and bend the key towards the ring a little.(Up or down
>depending on which finger is hitting the key.) Continue until it
>feels comfortable and it's still an easy fingering.
>
>On Eb, I've actually cut the top sliver key off and thinned the
>lower one to where it could hardly be reached, but could still be
>used. I do have large fingers for an Eb Clarinetist. Of course, now
>that I've been retired from the Navy for 6 years, _all_ of me is a
>little large for an Eb Clarinetist!
>
>later,
>
>Steve
>Steve Fowler (sfowler@-----.com)
>==========================================================
>Fowler Music Service * Band Instrument Custom Repairs *
>1994 Moreland Pkwy #8 --Plating in Silver and Gold--
>Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 267-5991
>==========================================================
>
>
Another solution is take of that key(Like I made with my Eb Clarinet) and
fill the hole with one piece of cork... If you don't use so much that key
maybe it's works... If you use, try to go one repairman to rebild that key
to you.

Best

Fernando SIlveira
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil