Klarinet Archive - Posting 000353.txt from 1998/09

From: Matt Palasik <mattp169@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Introduction and question
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 18:30:10 -0400

well first off if its yuour throat tones then what kind iof pad are you
using in your registeer key. Is it cork ot fish bladder. and the samwe
question goes for the a pad and the g# pad. To check pads there are
many ways. lift the pad and see if it looks like there are any tears in
it. if there are its bad and needs replacing. or take the top key piece
seperatly. finger a chalumue c block the bottom tenoe with your free
hand and blow smoke through the instrument. if the smoke leaks the pad
where it leak from needs replacing. also doing the same procedure and
just blowing into the instument will tell you if there is a leak,
unforunately not hwere the leak is. Just blow air into it and if air
escapes then there is a leak. And BTW only amatures use leak lights to
check clarinet pads for leaks,:}

Julian Dellermalm wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> How can I check the pads so that I can be sure that's not where the
> problem is?
> I should say this is a small problem, I'm not even sure I should call
> it a problem. E' just isn't as warm as I would want it to be, just as
> the throat Bb. The throat Bb is a bit worse than E'. I asked only
> about the E' since I am aware of the fact that throat Bb doesn't sound
> good on most clarinets.
> On my clarinet the alternate fingering of the throat Bb (A key plus
> the third trill key) sounds better too. I try to use it whenever I can.
>
> I play a Buffet Crampon Continentale. That BTW reminds me of another
> question I have: can the Continentale be compared to any of today's
> Buffet models, if so, to which one(s). The serial # indicates that
> it's from 1973. What level instrument is this? Does anyone know?
> I've played my Continentale now for about 1½ year and I like it (I
> bought it from my teacher after borrowing it from him for a year :-)
>
> Regards
> ==
> Julian Dellermalm
> Uddevalla, Sweden
>
> Lee Hickling wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >You didn't say what kind of clarinet you play, but
> > even if it's a pro model, there still could be some problem with the
> hole's
> > cleanness, its finish or possibly even its placement. Perhaps a good
> > clarinet repairer, if there's one in or around Uddevalla, could spot
> the
> > trouble and tell you whether it's curable. Or if you don't have an
> > experienced workman nearby, you could certainly post or ship the
> instrument
> > to someone in Stockholm who could do that.
> >
> > Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.net>
>
> ==
> Julian Dellermalm
> Uddevalla, Sweden
>
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>
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