Klarinet Archive - Posting 000380.txt from 2002/09

From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Reeds and Notes
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 22:33:08 -0400

I've actually had occasional trouble with long B not responding because of
water (condensation) in the register tube. It can be quite baffling because
that only happens after you've been playing for awhile and goes away as soon
as the water dries. So the next day when you take the clarinet out to see
what's wrong, nothing is.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nick Simicich [mailto:njs@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 6:51 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Reeds and Notes
>
>
> On Thu, 19 Sep 2002, Karl Krelove wrote:
>
> > - a plugged register tube (which would have a much worse effect
> on B than on
> > any other note);
>
> Based on this suggestion, I took the key off, ran a pipe cleaner up the
> register tube.
>
> Bingo. Even though I could blow through the register hole, and of course
> other notes sounded in all registers, there must have been something in
> there that stopped this note from sounding. It still does not sound
> easily, but it does sound, and I think that the rest will have to come
> with practice. This was barely a clog, I suspect, but it was enough to
> interfere with the particular note.
>
> Thanks. I will also follow the rest of your suggestions.
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------