Klarinet Archive - Posting 000215.txt from 2011/08

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer Bass Clarinet Difficulty
Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:19:11 -0400

It's very difficult to diagnose this kind of problem without the instrument "in hand". Here's one problem that's often
the culprit. Be sure the throat A key adjustment screw has play between the Ab key below.

Forest

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald Coleman [mailto:ron.r.coleman@-----.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 2:04 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Subject: [kl] Selmer Bass Clarinet Difficulty
>
> I'm having difficulty with a Selmer Bass clarinet - very hard (impossible)
> to play on most clarion notes (especially the clarion E and F). It has no
> obvious problems (pad leaks or cracks in the wood) - I suspect it's an
> adjustment issue with keys at the top end. I've tried finding a Selmer tech
> rep for help but have come up blank. Anyone here have any contact info for
> getting in touch with someone knowledgeable about a (circa 1960) French made
> Bass... (Ser #T753, model unknown). It's a great sounding instrument when
> it plays right.. It was rebuilt by a shop that (supposedly) knows clarinets
> well but the key workings on this instrument are different than any other
> I've seen so I'm not surprised that they maybe just didn't know how to
> properly adjust it either. Thanks, Ron
>
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