Klarinet Archive - Posting 000739.txt from 1999/08

From: "Pattijo Hoskins" <bozak@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Leblanc
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:46:15 -0400

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Hi, I am not sure if this is the correct way to go about this, but here =
goes. I am the proud owner of a Leblanc Paris 300 model b flat clarinet =
and would like to know a little more about it. I got in several years =
ago on a trade and have been very happy with it. There is only one =
thing, no, two things ( now I sound like Monty Python) that I am having =
some problems with. The first is putting it together and taking it =
apart. It seems like I am supporting the cork grease industry with =
gusto. Even with all that grease I sometimes have to jiggle it apart =
after a lengthy playing session. The other thing that I notice is that I =
have to off center the middle joint a bit to have it play correctly or =
the alternate fingering in the C range come out too breathy or not at =
all. Any ideas on this? Thanks, Pattijo in Wa.

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