Klarinet Archive - Posting 000672.txt from 2000/05

From: "John W. Sheridan" <otare@-----.au>
Subj: [kl] Upper range difficulties
Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 20:22:56 -0400

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I had my aging Buffet overhalled about a month ago. After a vacation of =
about 3 weeks I returned home to Alice Springs and began work in earnest =
on a solo for the yearly Eisteddfod contest. I've been dismayed to =
discover that frequently my high E, Eb, and D come out as squeaks. I use =
a standard fingering, L2,L3, thumb & registar key. Tinkering with the =
fingering I discovered that putting down L1 seems to make these notes =
pop out clearly - though out of tune. This doesn't happen using a =
plastic Yahama so it's got to be the bloody clarinet. The top joint =
seems tight when I blow through with the left hand sealing the bottom of =
the joint.
Any suggestions on the difficulty? The repairman is a thousand =
kilometers away so it's impossible to send it back and have it in time =
to perform with the Buffet in the contest. Besides, I already discovered =
a very weak spring on the Eb key right hand and adjusted it myself, so =
my confidence in the repair person is diminished. There are times when =
the upper notes come through as normal, but more frequently they don't =
and I suppose I could use the Yahama for the contest, though the tone =
produced isn't as good.=20

John W. Sheridan

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