Klarinet Archive - Posting 000979.txt from 1998/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Leblanc Double Cases & Cases in General
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 11:57:16 -0400

At 09:16 PM 5/16/98 EDT, Barb Levy wrote:
>One of my clarinet students has a problem with the 1st finger RH Eb/Bb key
>constantly getting bent upward into the next key. She keeps her clarinet
in a
>Protec case whose space for the upper joint is too long for the joint. Does
>anybody have suggestions to solve this problem?
>
I doubt that the case is the problem, but anything is possible. Check how
the student assembles, swabs, and disassembles the instrument. It is
likely that undue force is being applied to the key at those times. We see
a lot of that problem in students' clarinets.

If it proves to be a case problem, try adding something as additional
blocking to hold the join more firmly in the case.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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