Klarinet Archive - Posting 000370.txt from 2002/01

From: CmdrHerel@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Mechanical Glitch?
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 12:08:57 -0500

Try leaving the right hand on the C key when you add your left hand to the
C-sharp key, whenever possible. (A good practice regardless of whatever
mechanical problems you might have).

Without seeing you or your clarinet, it is impossible to see what's causing
the glitch. It's easy for those keys to be misaligned. However, mechanics
aside, a common problem is if your left hand shifts position when you move
your pinky to that C-sharp key. This causes your *other* left fingers,
usually the weak ring finger, to shift slightly and cause a leak. So after
you get your horn checked out, watch that left hand in a mirror and make sure
that only the pinky is moving when you go from C to C-sharp.

Teri Herel

In a message dated 1/13/02 11:14:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
maciver@-----.net writes:

<< I've noticed that if I try to slur from third space C (fingered with the
right hand),
up to C# (fingered with the left), I sometimes get a momentary glitch where
the
sound completely stops. If a pad was closing a hole, I could understand why
this might be happening, and would look to see if the pad was seated
correctly.
But this glitch is occurring as a hole is being *opened*. (It couldn't be
the player's
fault.) If anyone could clue me in to mechanical problems that might be
occurring,
I would appreciate it. >>

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