Klarinet Archive - Posting 000356.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Introduction and question
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1998 10:17:05 -0400

At 02:45 AM 9/10/98 -0700, Matt Palasik wrote:
>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,:}
>
Leak lights are far more effective on saxophones than clarinets, since
bladder pads are somewhat translucent, making it harder to see the leaks.
A light would be effective with cork or leather pads on a clarinet, though.
And since I quit smoking back in '86 I don't dare use that method. :-)

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