Klarinet Archive - Posting 000296.txt from 1999/11

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bay Area Tech needed (Leblanc probs)
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:56:58 -0500

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From: J. Mir <jennifer@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Bay Area Tech needed (Leblanc probs)

> Greetings,
>
> My Leblanc is suffering from the "anemic B" sound
> (B over break). I think the key(s) are already bent, and
> the horn is only 2 years old. I need a referral for a
> clarinet tech in the Bay area who understands this
> problem well and won't clean out my pocketbook.
>
> Part of the problem is that the corking is really tight
> on the horn, and even after 2 years, even after loads of
> cork grease, the bell still doesn't apply with ease.
> All that twisting and shouting has taken its toll I guess.
>
> Also this Leblanc has a chronic sharpie problem.
> Everyone say's I'm sharp even when my joints are
> fully extended and I can't pull out any more.
> I am loathe to get a new barrel but have no other
> ideas about how to solve this problem (cheaply).
> The model is Leblanc Esprit.

For the sharpness, perhaps you need a different mouthpiece than whatever you
are using now.

When you get those keys properly adjusted, be sure the tech adjusts the cork
thickness so you don't have to use so much force in assembly. You should
have had this very minor problem corrected long ago to prevent the now
larger problem of a bad B and bent keys.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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