Klarinet Archive - Posting 000573.txt from 1999/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Stuffiness
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:05:49 -0400

At 11:43 AM 9/19/1999 -0700, Sherry Katz wrote:
>The bass clarinet is a Yamaha YCL 220. The sound is OK in the lower
>register, but it is extremely stuffy in the upper register (as soon as I get
>to B with the octave key). I can play B, C and D, but then E and above I
>can play only with great effort and delicacy. Originally I tried Rico Royal
>2 and 1/2 reeds (all they had locally), but then I pulled out some number 2
>Van Doren Tenor sax reeds which actually felt stiffer and the sound is a
>little better, but the upper register is still a struggle.
>
This sounds not unlike my Noblet, which is a wooden Vito, which is
essentially identical to the YCL-220. If somebody comes up with a good
fix, it should work on mine, too.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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