Author: William
Date: 2005-12-04 15:00
Just a "shot in the dark", but do you swab your neck thoroughly each time after playing?? If you don't, the pad might become sticky fail to open (the G# pad on saxophone is famous for this because most sax players do not swab after playing) I use a regular clarinet swab for my bass clarinet (low C Buffett) neck and always swab twice (once each way) after playing, even if only a few minutes. Perhaps, because of this, I have never experianced any maifunction of the register mechanizm. In any case, it is a good idea to keep your neck as clean as possible--give it a try and see if it helps.
And don't fail to swab the rest of your instrument just as you would a regular soprano clarinet. For this, I use cloth swab with a long cord instead of the wire brush type that came with the instrument.
(and yes, I also swab my saxophones after each gig, including the necks--and my sax pads never stick)
Post Edited (2005-12-04 15:11)
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