Klarinet Archive - Posting 000421.txt from 1999/02

From: Fred <fsheim@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] key problem
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 20:31:35 -0500

Perhaps the right hand pinky key is bent up. Did you hit it at any time?

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

At 08:15 PM 2/10/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Today in rehearsal a problem happened with my E11 in the lower joint. I
>will try to explain it to see if any of you know what it may be since
>myself and my band director could not figure out what happened.
>
>The right-hand pinky key that plays E and B somehow was much too high
>above the spatula mechanism that lowers the F/C key when F#/C# or E/B is
>played. The only thing we could see that could be the problem is that
>there was not enough cork between the left-hand lever and the mechanism
>which causes the right hand keys to be pressed when activating the
>lever. However, before this happened there was a bit of space between
>the lever and this mechanism so I don't think it is that. There is
>enough cork between the lever and the outside of the clarinet. The
>spring all the way at the bottom of the clarinet is tensioned properly.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Hope that someone understands the problem, it's probably something very
>simple that we overlooked it or something quite complicated that neither
>of us can repair ourselves. Or possibly quite simple but also that we
>can't repair ourselves..........
>
>Mark
>
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