Klarinet Archive - Posting 000574.txt from 1999/09

From: "J & K Morgan" <morgan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Stuffiness
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 19:22:22 -0400

I spent the money to have my YCL 220 overhauled - it plays like a
dream - the only drawback is that the tone is not as my pro
model - but for outside concerts and as a second instument it does
quite fine.
Mine was stuffy on A above the staff- when I got it back it was
fine. Give it a good clean and talk to a good repair man. They can
be made to play well.

John Morgan

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinet Stuffiness

> 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.
>
>
>
>
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too
loud.
>
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