Klarinet Archive - Posting 000974.txt from 1997/02

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Repair/Saran Wrap
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 14:55:56 -0500

Jacqueline,
You might try Saran wrap (plastic stuff) and put a small piece of it over
the pad in question. If it improves the response- replace the pad. It
sopunds like you already found the problem. Once a year is the magic number
for an overhaul if you play a lot. Of course it can go longer (much
longer), but you might be on shaky grounds if you perform a lot.

At 11:33 AM 2/27/97 -0700, Jacqueline Eastwood wrote:
>Thanks to all who sent me Clark Fobes's e-mail and phone #.
>Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from him yet -- I seem to recall his
>saying (on the list) that he would be attending some conventions and
>conferences soon, so perhaps he is "on the road".
>
>I'd like to get some feedback from any out there who can provide input
>regarding the problems I'm having with my Buffet R-13 Bb horn right now.
>
>Although I have not done a pressure test, I have reason to believe that
>the very top pad on the upper joint is leaking. It's cork, and appears to
>be "hardened" and inflexible. When I push it down with one finger (while
>attempting to play) it seems to improve the response. The symptoms of
>this malady are lowered pitch on "short-tube" notes -- C1 through the
>break and G3 to C3 -- and having to blow my head off to project what
>should be naturally easily-projecting notes. (Is this making sense?)
>
>I have not changed any of my peripheral equipment (mouthpiece, barrel,
>ligature) except of course the reeds. I have not noticed an extreme
>temperature difference to account for this problem. It is recent in
>development, and is rather a pain in the *** because I play on a long
>barrel to begin with (which has not produced such flatness in the past).
>Changing to my stock barrel (which I don't like to use any more) does not
>solve the blowing response problem.
>
>I also find a bit of give with the topmost pad on the lower joint - this
>one is skin, however.
>
>What is considered the appropriate time to have an overhaul, as opposed to
>spot repairs? The horn has been well-used for about 3 years, needs the
>pinky keys readjusted, new teflon sleeves, and has a couple of
>icky-looking pads on the lower joint. I'm trying to convince myself that
>the extra expense of a full overhaul is worth it at this point!
>
>Thanks for any and all advice.
>
>
>Jacqueline Eastwood
>University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
>eastwooj@-----.edu
>
>
David C. Blumberg
Principal Clarinet Riverside Symphonia
reedman@-----.com

   
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