Klarinet Archive - Posting 000742.txt from 1999/11

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Playing on trees?
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:48:05 -0500

I missed your original question, but I think I get the gist of it from this
post. I once had a very annoying problem with my bass - it would play fine
when I was warming it up, but at some point into a rehearsal or performance
most of the instrument would get very stuffy and unstable. It took a couple
of trips to the repair shop (and several very uncomfortable performances) to
find a pad up in the throat area (I forget which) that had a very small
puncture in its covering. It didn't leak, but when it began to get wet from
normal playing dampness it apparently would swell unevenly and compromise
the seal it formed with its seat. Of course, when the repairman would look
at it (or when I would look it over before a concert or rehearsal) it would
be fine, because it hadn't been played long enough for the pad to start
absorbing moisture. It was very frustrating and had me doubting a great deal
about my whole approach to the bass until we finally found the bad pad and
replaced it.

If you have felt pads (cork has no cover to be cut or punctured) in the
upper joint of your clarinet, it might be worth visually inspecting each one
carefully, with a magnifier if necessary. A pad that isn't covering in the
upper joint, especially in the throat area, will disable the entire
instrument to some degree. A pad that is distorting from moisture may not
cause problems for several minutes after you've begun playing.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cornflower [mailto:hoover_3@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 1:07 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Playing on trees?
>
>
> "all of a sudden it went dead"
>
> Right, you might think that the reed was being over
> soaked, that's what I thought. So I went up to a 4
> Grand Concert and tried the Zonda out as well. Maybe
> these brands aren't good? No matter which size reed I
> try. Ie: Grand Concert 3, 3.5 or Zondas, it still
> happens. About ten minutes of playing and the clarinet
> dies. I'm not even sure the reed vibrates at all. Now,
> I guess the question is, could the reed be too soft
> and soaked? If Yes, then why is it still happening
> when I have tried harder reeds?
>
> It doesn't happen with certain notes, it's the entire
> clarinet.
>
> Confused Colleen in NH
>
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