Klarinet Archive - Posting 000420.txt from 2002/12

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] mysterious alto clarinet problems
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 06:07:28 -0500

At 03:02 AM 12/17/2002 +0000, Rebecca Brennan wrote:
>I remember saying something about a crack on my alto clarinet a while
>back. According to every teacher I have shown, that is not what is wrong
>with it. Nobody has been able to figure it out either, not even the repair
>technician I took it too, and it isn't me because everyone else seems to
>have trouble playing it too...
>...Could the leaking neck be the problem, because the body has been looked
>at several times and nobody thinks there is a problem.

That is certainly possible. A leak in that area would act like an open
register key, causing you to jump registers unintentionally. Also check
the REAL register mechanism. The linkages are quite fussy and can cause
the same problem if misadjusted even a tiny bit.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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