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Re: Problems with bass clarinet

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-03-27 13:38

sfalexi -

The problem is almost certainly the register key mechanism. It shifts between the lower and higher vents when you raise or lower your right ring finger, and it easily gets out of adjustment.

If, as I suspect, the second register Eb is OK, but the E and higher notes are bad, this means the lower register vent is remaining slightly open when you lift your right ring finger. It takes only a tiny leak to ruin the response.

The adjustment is tricky, since it involves springs of different strengths competing against one another, and the long rods can bend easily. Take the instrument to a repair shop that has experience with basses.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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