Klarinet Archive - Posting 000674.txt from 2002/04

From: Janis Cadieux <klargrrl@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Problem with clarinet
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:46:04 -0400

on 4/23/02 6:05 PM, Karl Krelove at karlkrelove@-----.net wrote:

> This can be caused by a torn covering on a felt pad (sometimes hard to see
> without taking the key off to get a better look). Water can get in through
> even a slight opening and swell the pad enough to interfere with it's
> sealing against the hole. Next day it's dried out and the problem seems to
> be gone.
>
> But the original writer said he had even switched instruments around. The
> only thing that, from his post, sounded like it was not changed was the
> barrel, which someone else already noted (could *the barrel* have developed
> a crack?). Another thing that *could* cause a disabled right hand section is
> a slight misalignment of the bridge keys over the center joint. It's
> possible to set them in such a way that the pad above the r.h. first finger
> won't close. Of course, again, for it to have happened with two different
> instruments, they would both have had to be misaligned - an unlikelihood
> unless carelessness on the first instrument were compounded by panic when
> setting up the other one.
>
> Or, maybe a disgruntled colleague...
>
> Karl Krelove
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Trish Mendenhall [mailto:trishm@-----.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 1:21 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: RE: [kl] Re: Problem with clarinet
>>
>>
>> I had a similar problem with my Leblanc Infinite a few months ago,
>> during a pit orchestra gig. I had been playing it for about two hours
>> at that point. The clarinet was never horizontal, as it was on its
>> stand when I wasn't playing it. I'd never experienced the problem
>> before, and I haven't had the problem since.
>>
>> I tried swabbing the clarinet out and individually drying the pads, and
>> still nothing. Traded reeds, mouthpieces, ligatures, did as much leak
>> testing as I could in a somewhat exposed pit, and it was a no-go.
>> Luckily, all my "solo" work was done for the show, and I could cover
>> whatever exposed sections were needed by a little judicious juggling of
>> alto and tenor sax and flute, but it was very odd. I'd had the clarinet
>> serviced about five weeks before by a technician who has worked on my
>> instruments a number of times - the springs and pads were good, and the
>> clarinet appeared to be well-adjusted (probably more so than its
>> player!).
>>
>> Just as in Michael's and Janis's cases, the next day the clarinet was
>> just fine, and I haven't experienced the trouble since.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Janis Cadieux [mailto:klargrrl@-----.ca]
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:52 AM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Re: [kl] Re: Problem with clarinet
>>
>>
>> on 4/23/02 10:36 AM, mwebster at mwebster@-----.au wrote:
>>
>>> Funny, I had a similar problem with my R13 when I took an hour break
>>> from practising about a week ago.(I laid the clarinet down
>>> horizontally )The clarinet could play going down to the middle B but
>>> not across the break to B or C.The low F & E worked fine.This had me
>>> similarly perplexed.Changed everything-barrels,mouthpiece
>>> ,ligatures,reeds.Tested it with flashlight for leaks-was none.Thought
>>> I saw a bubble of moisture(aka spit) on the C pad.Wiped the pads with
>>> Lemon OIl lightly to remove moisture.Ready to go to Music shop to buy
>>> another clarinet.Next morning no problem.I suspect that by lying the
>>> clarinet down a bubble of fluid formed a temporary non closure of the
>>> pad.I have never had this problem before-my R13 was made in 1972-(does
>>
>>> this mean it is a vintage r13 bore?) Mind you I was practising Night
>>> on Bald Mountain & so it could have been the composer's revenge
>>> Michael Webster
>>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> I tried the clarinets later that night and they were fine! The weird
>> thing is that is was both my a and b flat clarinets. I did have my
>> clarinets lying down too and I think the room was a bit cold so perhaps
>> it was a moisture problem. Such temperamental things!
>>
>> Janis
>>
>>
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I thought of the crack in the barrel theory and did change me barrels as
well and also checked the alignment on both instruments. I think it must
have been the coldness of the room but it's still very weird. I played in
orchestra last night and everything was back to normal.

janis

janis

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