Klarinet Archive - Posting 001253.txt from 2000/05

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Unstable B
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 15:41:14 -0400

At 09:15 PM 5/29/2000 +0200, Benedict Lockwood wrote:
>I would appreciate any help with this. Why would the B on my clarinet
>suddenly become unstable? Every other note seems ok but I just can't depend
>on the B to do what I want. Very scary especially at the opening of a piece.
>I'm afraid it might be the reed going but it such a nice reed at the moment.
>Thanks for any help

Depends. If it is the third-line B, it is likely to be a leak somewhere,
especially near the bottom of the instrument if everything else is OK.
With every key closed, even the accumilation of tiny leaks in multiple keys
is a possible source of your problem. Reed trouble is unlikely to affect a
single note.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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