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Re: Clarinet difficulties

Author: David Peacham
Date: 2004-08-08 14:25

Two things to try:

(1) Play the instrument with all the keys - including the trill keys high up on the right-hand side - held open. If it is still hard to blow, leaky pads can't be the cause. If it is easy to blow with all keys open, then shut the keys one by one until the clarinet starts to fight back.

(2) Try another clarinet.

You say your daughter started out on 1.5 reeds, then moved up to 2.5 or 3. Why did she move up? Does she find 1.5s too hard to blow?

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If there are so many people on this board unwilling or unable to have a civil and balanced discussion about important issues, then I shan't bother to post here any more.

To the great relief of many of you, no doubt.

Post Edited (2004-08-08 14:27)

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