Klarinet Archive - Posting 001022.txt from 1999/07

From: "Aaron Hayden" <haydenmusic@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] sax problems
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 11:21:35 -0400

Bill,
I've seen this problem sometimes caused by the palm keys & high E & F#
keys with weak spring tension. Also check the Eb key,(pad & spring)
warbling usually comes from some key pulsating that is usually closed when a
particular note is played.

Aaron Hayden
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] sax problems

> At 09:35 AM 7/26/1999 -0400, Daniel A. Paprocki wrote:
> >Here's a change of topic. Since almost all clarinetists play sax and the
> >sax lists out there are dead or near death, I thought I'd present this
> >problem.
> > I'm about to purchase a used (like new) Selmer VII (yes you heard
right
> >the dreaded VII) alto sax. I love the sound, it tunes well, my hands
> >(large) fit well, and the price is very good. It has one problem - the
low
> >C#, C, and B (not Bb) sometimes develop a slow warble in the sound. This
> >comes and goes depending on reed and who knows what. I've been playing
sax
> >for a long time, have a great mouthpiece (Rousseau 4r) and reeds (Oliveri
> >3). I've played other saxes in the last couple years (Yamaha 52,
Keilworth,
> >Selmer VI) and haven't had that problem. I've had it checked for leaks
with
> >my repair person and it's tight. My next step is to have the pads doped.
I
> >have done the trick of dropping the end plug in the bell and that does
solve
> >the problem but sometimes makes the C# stuffy. Why is this happening and
> >how do I fix this?
> >--
> My own Mark VI alto suffers from the same problem, most prominent on B,
> slight on C, and not at all on Bb. The tech who overhauled it and I have
> both spent much time in trying to find the problem. The biggest
> improvement I have been able to make was the result of noticing that, when
> first picked up right out of the case, it played fine. Only after I had
> warmed it up did the problem begin. It seems that one of the upper stack
> pads (G, as I recall) was sort of borderline sealing on one side. When it
> got warm and moist and the OTHER side expanded, the leak began. Of
course,
> that meant it was always fine when the tech looked at it. Adjusting that
> pad has all but eliminated the problem.
>
>
>
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
> 451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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