Klarinet Archive - Posting 000227.txt from 2004/05

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] left handed C# F# key
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 15:32:24 -0400

I've been following this thread with interest. There has been no
mention or questioning about what Nicholas Yip's hands and finger
positions might be, about what his fingering patterns he has been use
to using or what his actual finger length and hand spread is.

Doing diagnostics via the internet with limited information poses many
problems. If someone were to call me on the phone and ask for such
advice, I'd want to set up an appointment so I could actually see what
is going on.

Rather than let us all speculate and grope in the dark for answers, I
humbly suggest to Nicholas that he schedule an appointment with someone
who is well equipped to give him sound answers before he or a repairman
take a hacksaw to the keywork of his instrument.

Richard Bush
Player, teacher and repairman
rbushidioglot@-----.net
On May 11, 2004, at 12:34 PM, Thiel, Mark wrote:

> Nicholas Yip wrote:
>> . . . My pinkie is having to stretch all the way and press the damn
>> thing down all the way to get a sound out. 1) It is so far away and 2)
>
>> It is hard to press all the way down with the pinkie.
>
> Well there have been a number of good answers on this, despite the fact
> that I think we're all having trouble visualizing the problem. But are
> you saying you have to push it too far or too hard ? If the problem is
> excessive travel it might just be a matter of adjustment. It may be
> that
> the F#/C# pad is opening more than it should and you just need to add
> some cork or felt to the appropriate side of the crow's foot in the
> r.h.
> pinkie keys. It's easy enough to check this, just slowly ease up on
> the
> F#/C# key while holding the r.h. F/C key down and note at what point
> pitch or tone quality goes bad.
>
> Mark Thiel
>
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