Klarinet Archive - Posting 000817.txt from 1999/11

From: "Dee D. Hays" <deehays@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Fuzzy C#
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 23:24:27 -0500

----- Original Message -----
From: Beth G <bethg@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Fuzzy C#

> I'm a 9th grade student playing on a LeBlanc Normandy with a Larry Combs
> mouthpiece and a 2 1/2 vandoren reed.
> I've been playing clarinet since late 5th grade. My C sharp (the
> one with three fingers on the left hand and the pinky) sounds all furry.
> Are there any other fingerings for this note or could it be the clarinet
> that's making it sound this way?
>
> Woo, I'll be kicking off my high school marching career on Friday in the
> Christmas parade!
>
> Thanks,
> Beth
>
> I shall corkgrease the world!

The tone hole under the pad for C# may have a little bit of build up in it
or the pad may be too close to the hole. Have a repair technician take a
look at it. This does happen to be one of the touchier notes on the
clarinet and is very sensitive to dirt, etc.

Dee Hays
Canton, SD

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