Klarinet Archive - Posting 000391.txt from 1998/04

From: Dee Hays <deerich@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Breaking In Reeds
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 18:26:11 -0400

C E Field wrote:

> In a message dated 4/8/98 2:26:21 PM, you wrote:
>
> <<I need some help breaking them in! Also: my pinch B flat, open G, and A
> key notes sound really fuzzy.>>
>
> I think it could be that the small pad just above the first ring key (left
> hand) is too close to its tone hole. You probably want a repair person to look
> at the clarinet because the fixes, while simple, would require taking a couple
> of keys off the instrument. First, you can adjust the cork bumpers between the
> thumb key and the top half of the ring mechanism to raise the pad cup a
> smidge. Or you could try a thinner (or smaller) pad in the offending pad cup.
> I am no expert in clarinet repair; in fact, I'm just a novice. But I think
> this has happened to me in the recent past, and that tiny pad was the culprit.
>
> Cindy

Also critical to the throat Bb is keeping the register hole absolutely clean.
The slightest build up will cause fuzziness in this note.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD