Klarinet Archive - Posting 000299.txt from 1999/11

From: Nicholas Yip <nyip@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bay Area Tech needed (Leblanc probs)
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 07:16:16 -0500

Try House of Woodwinds in Oakland.

At 09:56 PM 11/8/99 -0600, you wrote:
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: J. Mir <jennifer@-----.com>
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 4:29 PM
>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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Nick Yip

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