Klarinet Archive - Posting 001262.txt from 1998/10

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Big clarinet
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:25:19 -0500

I used to get this when I first played my bought (as opposed to hired)
bass -- then I got a new mouthpiece (Vandoren B44).
Now I can regard any squeaks of this sort as a sign that the reed is too
thin.
Roger Shilcock

On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 Barb073@-----.com wrote:

> Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:48:12 EST
> From: Barb073@-----.com
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Big clarinet
>
> Okay, all you bass clarinet gurus out there, I've got one for you. One of my
> clarinet students brought what appeared to be a late-model Vito bass cl. to
> her lesson today. She could play from the lowest E to throat Bb with no
> problems, but the minute she crossed the break, nothing but squeaks and
> squawks.
>
> Could this be caused by a leak in the pad right above the register key? Or is
> it something she is/is not doing? She was having similar problems with
> another, older BC with a straighter neck that she could barely handle without
> contorting herself. The subject student, BTW, is a 7th grader who has played
> clarinet for just over a year. She can handle up to C3 on soprano clarinet.
>
> Please help!
>
> Barb Levy
> barb073@-----.com
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