Klarinet Archive - Posting 000578.txt from 1998/02

From: "Wendy .................." <zanahoria29@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Buzzy Notes
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 14:18:23 -0500

My clarinet buzzes too, and my teacher says my keys need to be aligned.
I never got areound to taking it in though. It buzzes more when I use
softer reeds.

Wendy

----Original Message Follows----

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 :-)
> --
> Come visit at http://crash.ihug.co.nz/~stevenic
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