Klarinet Archive - Posting 000115.txt from 2000/01

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Fuzzy throat Bb
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:51:28 -0500

Fuzzy throat Bb

A pupil came to me a few weeks ago complaining of a fuzzy throat Bb.
It reminded me of the time when I met Brian Manton-Myatt in London and
during the conversation this problem came up.

Brian said that many top notch London clarinetists came to the factory
(Boosey and Hawkes) complaining of a fuzzy Bb.

The factory people told them they would fix it.

What they did, he said, was to change the pad over that tone hole.
Over a period of time there develops a ridge in the pad and that would
cause extra fuzziness.

They changed the pad, and voila- a better Bb.

So if there is an extra fuzziness, look for a deep ridge in the pad.
A new pad might help.

--
Avrahm Galper
CLARINET TONE TECHNIQUE AND STACCATO
CLARINET UPBEAT SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
EINE KLEINE KLEZMER MUSIK
http://www.avrahm-galper.sneezy.org

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