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Author: SVClarinet09
Date: 2006-01-06 23:49
Alright I have an All District band tryout tomorrow and my clarinet was fine until I was doing regular band rehearsal at school. I normally play High Bb Register/Thumb/1xx/1xx sort of like a flute plays it on the arpeggio to keep the scale smooth. Yesterday my Bb sounded more like a B so I asked my director what was wrong and he suggested the pad on the key(im not sure what its called but the one next to the F# key)So after class I left it to him so he could repair it and I came after school and I got it and played it for 20minutes or so and it seemed alright. I did notice though that playing Thumb/123/12 seemed to be a little different and required more air. I know it isn't my reed or my mouthpiece because I tried on two different clarinets. I looked at the pad and noticed that it had a little indention where my director used the pliars. I'm not sure if that's the problem or if something else is. All I know is that that when i do thumb/1xx/1xx the pad doesnt come down all the way so it could be that too. There will be repairman at the auditions but I need to know how the problem is caused so I can get it fixed faster. I would really appreciate it.
[Post retitled for clarity - GBK ]
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2006-01-07 01:33
It sounds to me like your bridge needs adjustment, perhaps only a thin piece of cork on either half would do it. That fingering is one of my favorites, partic. on bass/alto cls. TKS for clarity, GBK, more needed? Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: ron b
Date: 2006-01-07 02:18
This is no time for a crash course in fixing your horn, SVClarinet.
Any number of techs here could explain what your problem is, but that won't help you with your tryout tomorrow. Limited for time and all that. From what you describe, you need to get it to a repair tech right away. You don't need to know what's wrong, just let a competent (I said... *competent*) repair person do the job right.
I know your Director means well and tried to help you as best he could. Sometimes those things are a little trickier than we think they're going to be and it's hard to get it exactly right the first time unless you do it all the time like the techs do. Be sure to thank your Director again for trying to help. It was nice of him to set aside time for you.
If repair techs are at the auditions get to one of them ASAP. It will take a qualified tech only moments to undo and remedy the problem. When you get it fixed, don't ever (I said... Ever!) let anyone except a qualified repair tech do anything to your instrument again....
Hope all goes well and you enjoy your experience at tryouts.
- r![[cool]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/cool.gif) n b -
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Author: Gandalfe
Date: 2006-01-07 03:02
My repair tech often asks my wife and I if we let our instructor, who he knows too, 'fix' our clarinets. He recommends we don't let him fix/bend anything. ;o)
Jim and Suzy
Pacifica Big Band
Seattle, Washington
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-01-07 03:29
That's an area of the clarinet that needs perfect regulation and not one that is easy to adjust if you don't know what or where to bend, replace cork or regulate.
If under regulated the long Bb won't work and if over regulated the lower right hand notes will be difficult.
Sounds like he's over regulated it. Try the upper and lower joints slightly out of alignment to see if this will give a temporary fix - if you want more pressure on the upper pad, have the top joint twisted round to the right a few degrees more than normal, and if the lower pad isn't closing then twist it a few degrees round towards the left - but it's not the kind of repair that an unskilled person should do, and your director should never have taken pliers to it if he didn't know what he was doing.
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Author: pewd
Date: 2006-01-07 04:08
>should never have taken pliers
right. unpadded pliers damage the finish.
first you check the cork - replace/adjust the cork as necessary.
and check the pads - fix any pad issues.
then sleep on it before thinking about bending a key. bending a key is the last resort.
repairman at the auditions 'should' be able to quickly resolve the issue.
if not - borrow a horn that works from someone.
good luck at the auditions.
- Paul Dods
Dallas, Texas
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Author: SVClarinet09
Date: 2006-01-08 20:58
well guys i got there and in 20mins found the repair guy and in less than 5mins fixed it. it need a cork on the bridge. i ended up making the band too so the day went well. thanks for letting me know what it was!
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