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Author: Bill G
Date: 2005-03-26 00:17
Many postings mention defects found in trying out new professional clarinets, some requiring complete rejection and some being curable by a competent technician. I'm curious. What are the most common uncurable defects, and why don't the manufacturers withhold them from the market? What are the most common defects curable by a competent technician, and why don't the manufacturers fix them before putting them on the market? Bill G.
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Author: pewd
Date: 2005-03-26 00:36
a r13 with only 16 pads in it comes to mind as one cureable by a tech.
makes you wonder why that one left the factory. play tested my ***.
paul
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Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2005-03-26 01:58
Which sort of raises a parlor game logic puzzle:
Which pad could be missing and be "least" missed? - that is, still allow the greatest number of the notes to be played properly on the (defective) instrument?
And thereby get by a slightly inadequate quality control inspection.
My guess is the low E pad.
But I don't know (from lack of skill at present) whether that could effect an appreciable number of highest register notes.
JDS
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-03-26 13:39
Rite Y'are, J S. only 2 notes wont play, HOWEVER, a missing pad SHOULD be the least of anyone's worries. Non-seating pads prob occur much more frequently. A "good" tech KNOWS that the mid-staff B nat. is the best note to try, to see if the horn plays [at all] properly. Other notes should "speak" well and be in tune AND in "tonality-character" with their "neighbors" to be well-adjusted. Unhappily, many are not!! Our pro techs will have much more to say, I'm sure, HELP !! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: msloss
Date: 2005-03-26 14:15
Pads do fall out ya know. It is highly unlikely if not impossible that a professional instrument was packed up missing a pad. What is likely is that the pad came off in transit or while being handled at the store. What is inexcusable in that instance is that the store would hand you an unplayable instrument.
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