Klarinet Archive - Posting 000571.txt from 1998/02

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Buzzy Notes
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 09:43:56 -0500

You remark that one clarinet has a "buzzy" sound and the other does not.
Are you using the same reed / mouthpiece combination on both instruments?
If not, this may be the source of the problem. I just can't see where the
horn itself would generate such a "buzz". Changing the pad height will
definitely affect intonation and should generally be kept at the standard
height otherwise you can throw everything off. If the skin on one of the
pads is torn, it could possibly cause this problem but you should be able to
see this fairly easily.

Dee Hays
deerich@-----.net
Canton, SD

Stephen Nichols wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> After dragging out my LeBlanc L27 to play in a show (I'm a sax/flute
> player) I was having having problems with buzzy notes through the low e
> up to the d area in the bottom register. I took it to a local repairer
> who felt that it could be pads or too low key heights. He suggested
> rather than replace the pads (which he felt looked OK), he would open up
> the heights a bit. Now the buzz is decreased but these notes are playing
> up to 15 cents sharp.
>
> The question is.. Should he have replaced the pads rather than readjust
> the heights?
>
> The LeBlanc is back with him at the moment after after a pad fell out
> and I'm using an old wooden Jean Martin (Paris). In comparison, this
> horn is entirely controllable through the area where the LeBlanc isnt.
> But is very sharp on the 3rd line B and 3rd space C but is fine on the
> C# up. Hmmmm. Any ideas on that???
>
> I'd like to know peoples thoughts so I can approach again him after the
> weekend. Does he sound as if he knows what he is doing?
>
> Steve
>
> Hi Anna :-)
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