Klarinet Archive - Posting 000428.txt from 2002/12

From: "Avi Rostov" <musictek@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] mysterious alto clarinet problems
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:14:30 -0500

Yes, every leak an instrument has certainly is a problem. When the leak is
high, such as the one you noticed on your horn, the result is usually
"jumping the octave." What exactly is happening when you have "trouble
playing it?" Most repair shops only see an alto clar once every 5 years!
When choosing a repair technician for an uncommon horn, choose carefully.
Find a tech who can play alto clar well enough to play test it accurately,
not just to see if it will make a sound.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rebecca Brennan" <rjbrennan1221@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] mysterious alto clarinet problems

> 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.
>
> I decided today that I would just have to find a way to make it work for
me
> and I think I figured out what is wrong with it. It first occured to me
that
> it was my mouthpiece/reed/ligature, but it didn't matter what setup I
used,
> I had the same problem. Then I noticed that The neck was leaking...
>
> My alto clarinet is a Noblet 55 that has one of those necks with the screw
> and slide on it for tuning. I pulled it apart and I had no problem at all
> doing so. The part that you pull out to tune was really loose. I don't
think
> it fit, and the main part of the neck was dented at the end, which I would
> have never noticed if I wouldn't have taken the neck apart.
>
> Could the leaking neck be the problem, because the body has been looked at
> several times and nobody thinks there is a problem.
>
> -Rebecca
>
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