Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 2010/10

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer CL 210 post under G#4 key
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:05:10 -0400

Oh no! Not... the woodshed...

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 6:44 AM, <bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:
> Get thee to a technician. =A0This should be an easy fix, but involves the=
A key and, as you have surmised, key opening heights. =A0The bumper post s=
hould be fine as is. =A0If problems remain, your solution will be found in =
the woodshed.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 06:15:57
> To: The Klarinet Mailing List<klarinet@-----.com>
> Reply-To: The Klarinet Mailing List <klarinet@-----.com>
> Subject: [kl] Selmer CL 210 post under G#4 key
>
> I was having the most difficult time the other day getting my clarion
> Bb to speak properly (especially on the fourth phrase of the first mvt
> of Brahms second sonata). =A0My high clarion B is also squeaking. =A0I
> think it is because I bump the G# key. =A0I have thought about bending
> the key down a bit, but there is this post positioned beneath it which
> keeps it from going all the way down to the wood, and, if I bent the
> key down much I am afraid that the pad would not raise high enough
> above the G# tone hole. =A0I have tried keeping my left index finger
> more curved, but that position does not seem to be compatible with the
> size of the pad of my finger. =A0Does anyone know a work-around, short
> of filing that post down?
>
> Thank you for your attention.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jennifer Jones
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