Klarinet Archive - Posting 000116.txt from 2000/01

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Fuzzy throat Bb
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 12:21:14 -0500

In a message dated 1/5/00 9:57:56 AM Central Standard Time,
agalper@-----.com writes:

<<
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. >>

Abe -

Interesting. Do you think that it might also have had something to do with
the age of the pad and the resultant HARDNESS of the surface of the pad?

In working with mouthpieces, I have also found that narrowing the side rails
very close to the tip helps alleviate fuzziness.

Also, what about yor tone enhancers? Don't they also help with this problem?

Walter Grabner
ClarinetXpress
Mouthpieces & More!!!!
http://www.clarinetxpress.com

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