Klarinet Archive - Posting 001237.txt from 2000/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Looking for information on my horn
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 22:30:29 -0400

At 09:09 PM 6/27/2000 -0400, Charles S. Mims wrote:
>It's hard to blow, even with new pads it leaks like a sieve. Also to be in
>tune the barrell has to be out about 1/4 inch making the tuning note in
>tune, but the rest of them horrendous. It takes continuous embochure
>adjustments to keep the notes in tune. I used to be able to do that when I
>played all of the time. It will be a long time before I can do that again!
>
If it is still leaky with new pads, then the job was not done correctly.
That will definitely make it hard to blow, and could affect the intonation
as well.

>The mouthpiece is a HS*, and is not the one that came with it. I do need a
>new mouthpiece though this one has seen better days.
>
The Selmer HS* is a good hard rubber mouthpiece, not everyone's cup of tea
perhaps, but a very popular one nonetheless. The facing is relatively
close, so it needs a fairly stiff reed to perform well, and should be
fairly stable in its overall tuning. Of course, if the facing is damaged,
all bets are off.
With most of the Selmer USA clarinets our store sells, we provide the HS*
automatically to avoid the junk that comes standard with them.

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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