Klarinet Archive - Posting 000709.txt from 1998/07

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] E/B Key
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 23:41:44 -0400

on 7/21/98 4:47 PM, Dirk Kussin wrote:

>I would like to ask a question concerning the key (for little finger
>left hand or right hand) which closes the hole nearest to the bell.
>
>I now have my second clarinet (the first was a beginners instrument,
>now I have a pro), and on both I have problems with this key: I have
>to press it very strongly in order to get the hole dense. Slightly
>decreasing the pressure of the finger to this key leads to truncating
>the tone immediately. Also, there are problems with the response of
>the tone if the pressure is not strong enough from the beginning. The
>problem is present for both the LH and RH key.

The crow's foot which connects the E/B key to the F/C key may also be out
of adjustment, thus not closing the F/C key when the E/B key closes. A
good repair tech can check this, and the proper seating of both pads, and
repair them properly.

HTH

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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