Klarinet Archive - Posting 000276.txt from 2011/01

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] suggestions of channeling water
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:00:58 -0500

Chipped tone hole seats are, unfortunately, not as uncommon as one might
hope. Synthetic pads are the cheap, easy fix. The seats can be recut by a
tech with proper tools, but it is appalling what they let out of the factory
these days.

I was playing (mostly self-taught) for two years before I found out there
was ANOTHER way to play Eb/Bb! The RH trill key Eb/Bb was a revelation.
And then the one-and-one -- almost too many choices! I suppose I don't use
it very often any more, but it is not completely extinguished.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Hartman
> Subject: Re: [kl] suggestions of channeling water
>
> I'm referring to the tone hole on the outer surface of the instrument.
> It's
> very possible that there could be a small chip in the tone hole of a
> new
> clarinet, regardless of the price or the prestige of the manufacturer.
> That
> said, there could also be a "channel" in the interior grain of the bore
> which might be directing the condensation toward the side Eb tone hole.
> I've never tried oil or silicone. On my newest Bb, it's the C#/G# tone
> hole
> that gets the most moisture.
>
> This may seem silly, but are you one of those people who never uses the
> Left
> Hand Eb/Bb key?
>
> -Steve

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