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Author: Julia
Date: 2000-03-28 01:14
I"m getting this really irritating, glassy, shrieking sound when i play my middle C and D on my clarinet (wooden Buffet) I'm not sure whether it's my clarinet or my embrochure. I don't always get the glassy sound only when i change my embrochure around. When I adjust my embrochure a bit, it helps get rid of the sound. It's just that it's never done this before!! I would appreciate any insight!! Mahalo!!
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Author: Fred
Date: 2000-03-28 01:21
Have you checked for leaking pads or joints? That would be my first bet, since the problem just cropped up.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2000-03-28 02:18
My checkpoints will be:
1.Embouchure position:upper teeth about 17mm from the tip,
lower teeth about 25mm from the tip. Some people's
position is the same for upper and lower. This is wrong
and may make the reed vibrate in worse ways.
2.Register key elebvation: New insturements' register key
elevations are too big. Too much air comes out from the
hole. It should be about 1-1.5mm.
3.Canti lever position. Upper joint and lower joint is
connected by a cantilever. It has a felt or a thin cork.
If they are missing,the connection is mal-functioned.
A very good repairman will ask the player, what
female/male canti lever position she/he set usually.
It is so minute setting.
4.Mouthpiece/ligature: they may be wrong.
5.Pads problem: This may be checked by pouring tabaco smoke
into the instrumensts. (Only once. If tried many times,
pads become stickey.
Yes, in my case, I will check everything including myself.
By the way what Mahaloo means?
With pleasure,
Hiroshi
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-03-28 02:52
Hiroshi wrote:
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5.Pads problem: This may be checked by pouring tabaco smoke
into the instrumensts. (Only once. If tried many times,
pads become stickey.
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If <b>anyone</b> ever tries the above on my clarinet they will be hung by the toes until their head explodes.
Mark (ex-smoker) C.
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Author: Kristine
Date: 2000-03-28 03:59
This is just a question, but is your mouthpiece chipped or cracked in any spots? Do you feel resistance when you play these notes?
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Author: Donn
Date: 2000-03-28 13:51
Hiroshi: I think Mahalo means "Thank you" in Hawaii. Is that right, Julia?
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Author: paul
Date: 2000-03-28 14:01
The only way you will catch my horn smokin' is with hot jazz licks...
Mark C: Never been there or done that, but feel the same as you.
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Author: Fred
Date: 2000-03-28 16:41
. . . or you could always take the horn out to the hot tub, stop up the bell, play low E under water, and look for the bubbles! But wait . . .you wouldn't do that . . .
Any fool would realize that you'd never see the bubbles in a hot tub! For this you'd need a swimming pool . . . ah, the cost of clarinet maintenance continues to escalate!
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Author: Bob
Date: 2000-03-29 20:42
I absolutely agree!!! As a repairman myself, I would NEVER suggest this! One look I can tell. I would suggest Hiroshi put a leak light in the clarinet and check for leaks that way. This is most probably a leak, or something isn't closing properly - like the bridge between the upper and lower sections.
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