Klarinet Archive - Posting 000497.txt from 2003/09

From: "David C Kumpf" <dkumpf@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] buzzzzzzz
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:06:35 -0400

Rebecca Brennan wrote:
> It is marching season, and you know what that means...plastic=20
> clarinets!=20
> WOOHOO!! Anyway, I have a crappy Vito that is practically=20
> ancient and it=20
> makes this really irritating buzzing noise whenever I play=20
> any of the throat=20
> notes. I have checked it, my dictator (who wouldn't know=20
> anyway) has checked=20
> it, my private teacher has checked it, and a repair dude has=20
> checked it.=20
> Nobody knows why on earth the thing is buzzing! Any ideas?

Probably not the case, since it's been looked at by a tech, but a small =
chip
in one of the raised tone holes will definitely cause some buzzing =
sounds.
Had to have a tonehole replaced in my Selmer Centered Tone a few months =
ago
for just that problem.

Dave Kumpf
dkumpf@-----.com

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