Klarinet Archive - Posting 000200.txt from 2005/02

From: "Steve Fowler" <steve@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Eefer stuffiness
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:31:30 -0500

Fred.

I am sure that Walter is thinking of the C# an octave below which you speak.

As far as your problem goes, give me a call for an appointment and I would
be happy to look at it with you. I'm in Pasadena, just a little south of the
Baltimore beltway. Eb clarinet is my instrument. I played it for 20 years
with the Naval Academy Band.

Steve

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-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Jacobowitz [mailto:fbjacobo@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 11:38 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Eefer stuffiness

Walter,
Wow, that was quick. I have checked and all the keys are indeed
staying closed. Why would the two keys you mentioned have any effect?
Aren't they at the end of the instrument? The air has already vented from
the LH index finger hole. (Am I understanding you correctly that the Ab/Eb
key is the one played with the RH pinky and the F/C the same way?).
Thanks for answering.

Fred J.

Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
Ebony and Ivory Duo
On Feb 8, 2005, at 11:30 PM, GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:

> In a message dated 2/8/2005 10:14:55 PM Central Standard Time,
> fbjacobo@-----.net writes:
> I need the help of some eefer acousticians. I have a Buffet RC eefer
> which is wonderfully in tune, etc. except for the high c# (above the
> staff). This note is unbearably stuffy. In order to get the note, I
> have to blow twice as hard and 'goose it' a la bass clarinet high
> range.
> Fred - this problem is not endemic to eefers. I can only think of two
> things: 1. Make sure the pad on the Ab/Eb key is not blowing open. 2.
> Check that
> the pad on the F/C is open enough. Other than that, this has me
> perplexed.
>
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetXpress.com
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