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Raising the pitch of A5

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2003-06-23 18:59

Hi Everyone,

I have a terrific Selmer Series 9 clarinet that is perfect in everyway except for A5 which is between 8 and 10 cents flat. The D4 is OK as I recall (clarinet not with me so I can check) but this A5 problem is a real pain.

Notes on either side of A are just fine and I have checked the pad height of the first key in the next section and even with the key removed, the A5 is still flat. The clarinet has an articulated C#/G# but that seems to be operating just fine.

I know the traditional cure would be to remove a little of the upper part of the tone hole but that's pretty scary. I've reviewed the fine article by Clark Fobes but that seemed pretty daunting. However, maybe I'm going to have to get brave, find a small dowel rod and a piece of emery cloth, and try removing a little but there seems to be a lot to lose here with even a mild screwup.

Any thoughs would be most appreciated. I do careful work and I don't think this is rocket science so....

HRL

Post Edited (2003-06-23 19:07)

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