Klarinet Archive - Posting 000427.txt from 1996/12

From: Guillermo Octavio Prado <goprado@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: 2 Q's - Oil and E/B lever
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 1996 19:24:04 -0500

hi, i think the gentleman that first replied your email meant, try
playing a B natural and instead of using the register key, use the side
Bb. i could be totally wrong though. and if he actually meant to say
that, i don't know how it would sound; never tried it. perhaps i should,
just for fun. anyway, i have a similar problem with my horn. i had it
worked on a couple of weeks ago and it was playing fine. then one night,
the silencer in between the left hand C# rod and the lever fell out. i put
it back on, but it's not the same. response is quite bad. so, i'm thinking
of having the rods redone with teflon. my point being, maybe your problem
could be with the silencer/rods, since your left B is less responsive
than the r.h. good luck.

On Sun, 15 Dec
1996, Christopher J. Thibeault wrote:

> I thought I had made it clear in the message, but I meant B natural, not B
> flat. I have known about this fingering for a while, but I prefer to use my
> knuckle instead of my thumb (lot less awkward). I should also mention that
> my problem, although it affects both the left and right keys, it is much
> more noticable with the left key (more mechanical action?). Thanks again.
>
> Christopher J. Thibeault
>

Guillermo Prado
UM School of Music
goprado@-----.edu