Klarinet Archive - Posting 000685.txt from 2000/05

From: "Christopher Jepperson" <jepper@-----.co>
Subj: [kl] RE: [Eisteddfod
Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 08:30:31 -0400

What is the Eisteddfod contest?
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De: John W. Sheridan <otare@-----.au>
Para: klarinet@-----.org>
Fecha: Sábado, 13 de Mayo de 2000 07:38 p.m.
Asunto: [kl] Upper range difficulties

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.

John W. Sheridan

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