Klarinet Archive - Posting 000307.txt from 2010/08

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Spit leakage on mouthpiece
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:10:42 -0400

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 4:33 AM, maarschalk@-----.an
<maarschalk@-----.an> wrote:
>
> Closing off the end of the joint;
> Put your fingers on the tone holes and close off the end with your other hand. Then send your
> breath into the pipe without gentle gusts.

I was wondering if there was a strategy to get air through the tone
holes. (e.g. close off the bottom tenon and blow warm air so that it
goes through the toneholes, but I couldn't think of any significant
reason to restrict warm air going out of the bottom tenon).

What you describe sounds more like what I do to check for air leaks
around the pads. I will close the tone holes with my left hand and
close the tenon with my right and blow as hard as I can. Another
method I use is to pull a vacuum by sucking to look for air coming
into the joint from the outside.

> Cigarette paper:
> Any tobacconist can help you. It is used by people who roll their own cigarettes. I do not know if
> this is done in the US. Consult oboe players where to get it.

I guess I will have to look for one here. Thank you for the suggestion.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Jones
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