Klarinet Archive - Posting 001238.txt from 1998/01

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: lining tone holes?
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 14:26:39 -0500

The process I understand is to lower the finger tone holes...not the pad
tone holes.......except for the larger pad tone holes in the lower end.

I did this once with a Leblanc Eb clarinet.....and it solved a particular
pitch problem.....and caused a whole set of new ones.

A new mouthpiece ended up solving my problems, but you might want to talk
to an experienced woodwind repair specialist before adding any kind of
extension to a tone hole.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Fri, 30 Jan 1998, dgilbert wrote:

> Am I crazy or do I recall hearing about adjusting the pitch of selective
> notes by lining the insides of tone holes? ie. painting them w/
> clear nailpolish (I'm not tough enough to use bright pink )
> Does this lower the pitch of the note whose tone hole is open?
> How effective is this? How significant is the effect? Lowering a pad
> somtimes causes the note to speak less well. Is this an alternative?
>
> TIA
>
> Dave G
>