Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 2004/03

From: Cricket <RedPepper@------.demon.co.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clunky keys??
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:09:18 -0500

Hi Trish,

Yes I like my Infinite as well but it gets annoying when you are playing
a piece of music - particularly something quite fast like Cavallini's
Adagio E Tarantella. It is almost like the springs are too tight (?) as
the keywork isn't knocking against other keys but rather 'clunking' when
the pads come back down - i.e. on release of the C# key.

It is also very obvious when playing something pp.

Lorraine

In message <20040309165112.72CBD1F0129@------.silverhelmet.com>, Trish
Mendenhall <trishm@------.com> writes
>Lorraine, I also have an Infinite, which I've had for ~5 years and I like
>quite a bit.
>
>I can't say that I've experienced the problem you describe with my Infinite,
>but I did experience a similar issue with my previous instrument. It turned
>out to be a couple of slightly bent keys.
>
>Regards, Trish
>
>> I have an Infinite Leblanc clarinet and I continually get
>> problems with a clunky F#/C# key mainly on the right hand
>> little finger but the left as well. Has anyone else had
>> problems like this. It sounds like I am playing a percussion
>> instrument. I have had it 'fixed' many times but it doesn't
>> last long.
>>
>> Lorraine

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Cricket