Klarinet Archive - Posting 000945.txt from 1999/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] register key height and throat Bb
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 23:22:56 -0400

At 10:27 AM 5/19/99 EDT, Alvin Swiney wrote:
>In a message dated 5/19/99 8:12:08 AM EST, bfogle@-----.org writes:
>
><< I have a (relatively) new Selmer Recital clarinet with a very poor throat
>Bb. I realize mouthpiece/reed variables have the greatest impact in this
>area, but I read last evening (in Tom R.'s comprehensive book of clarinet
>fingerings) that the register key should not move too far away from the tone
>hole (at least, that's what I understood). I had figured as long as a pad
>cleared a tone hole, the remaining distance, whatever it was, was not
>significant to the production of the tone.
> Bill Fogle
> Washington, DC
>
> >>
>Dear Mr. Fogle,
> If you could pop the tube out or unscrew the register tube, it would
>be a big help. After removing the Register tube examine it closely for Burrs
>and wire edges. Many times during mass production, Machinery will leave
>rough and uneven flaws on the tubes. This can create an acoustical
nightmare
>for the player. By modifying the tube or replacing the tube with a Moennig
>Hour Glass style, your Bb throat will greatly improve.
>
OK, Roger, that's ONE! :-)

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