Klarinet Archive - Posting 000215.txt from 2001/12

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Stuffy side key D#/A#
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 14:57:46 -0500

Either the key doesn't open far enough (probably) or it's cut too small
(less likely). Have a qualified technician or a knowledgeable player check
it out.

Good luck.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Kent [mailto:boris@-----.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 2:50 PM
> To: Klarinet_List
> Subject: [kl] Stuffy side key D#/A#
>
>
> Since I'm a beginner, forgive my lack of proper terms.
>
> that said, I have a problem playing a D# in the lower register
> with the side
> key (my beginners book labels it R7). The note sounds very muffled, or
> stuffy. Playing the same note using the small key between the C
> and D (book
> calls it L7) is fine. Playing the same fingering in the upper register to
> produce an A# is fine with either the R7 or the L7 key. Any clues why this
> might be happening?
>
> Dave
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> "A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public
> opinion."
> - Chinese proverb.
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