Klarinet Archive - Posting 000256.txt from 2004/09

From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] Flat E
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:28:48 -0400

Ton Nguyen wrote:

> my E on the bottom line of the staff is flat. It also
> makes a hissing sound when I play it. Is that also
> a technical problem? Also, my B flat on the middle
> line makes a hissing sound and it sounds very
> weak compare to the other notes.

It depends on exactly what you mean by "hissing"?

While the B flat is the worst note on any clarinet (for physics reasons,
not for lack of repair), the E is not a difficult note. Yet you
describe both notes with the same adjective, "hissing".

Since you've said that you're a beginner, you should talk with an
experienced clarinetist (or teacher or competent technician) and ask how
much of this is caused by your inexperience and whether any of it is
caused by maladjustments that prevent your pads from closing completely
or some other maladjustment.

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