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Author: autumnsilence
Date: 2008-08-26 22:43
i got a new instrument (was barely used) and after a few days of playing it in band, all of a sudden i put it together one day just as i always do but i couldnt get a sound out of it. that is to say i could blow through it but no matter how many times i swtiched the reeds, blew harder, changed my emboucher didnt help.. after a while i could play only selected notes.. ususaly the ones with the pinky keys and the D above.. my teacher said it might me padding problems any ideas?
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2008-08-26 22:50
Start from top to bottom:
- does the mouthpiece alone play? (I mean, with a reed on)
- does the mouthpiece and barrel play?
- would above play with the upper joint? How far down?
- would above play with the lower joint? How far down?
The pad above the note where it's getting difficult is the (topmost) culprit. Some others may lurk further down.
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Ben
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2008-08-26 22:54
Take that first note away from the mouthpiece (down the clarinet) that's giving you trouble. Blow at what SHOULD be a mezzoforte, and have a third person start pushing pads harder against the clarinet. If the added pressure makes it go from "fuzzy/airy/nothing" to "mezzoforte sound", that pad is certainly A culprit. Maybe not the only one, but at least you've found one.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: jparrette
Date: 2008-08-28 12:47
Nearly all new clarinets, professional and student horns alike, have padding problems. A small leak in the upper joint will sabotage the entire instrument. Find a repair tech who specializes in clarinets.
John Parrette
CLARION MUSICAL SERVICES
john@clarionmusical.com
914-805-3388
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Author: autumnsilence
Date: 2008-08-28 23:07
yes, i know for a fact that the mouthpiece and barrel plays as well as the joints because it was working completely fine literally a day before it happened and i noticed that at first i could only play notes while holding down the spatula keys on the lower joint.. but after about an hour or so of playing, i could play the D in addition to the C and B.. (with the octive key) and it slowly started warming up to it but im not sure what that means.. and my band teacher said it might be the pads reacting to not having been played very often but i dunno... i looked at all the pads but didnt see anything out of the ordinary (yet again wasnt sure i shoud have been looking for anyhting more specific) and the next day it was still like that so for now i took out my old one and am using that for the time being...
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2008-08-28 23:18
I don't know if this will help or not (probably not)...
but one time, my clarinet could only play a few notes because one of the screws in the upper joint was almost completelyunscrewed. The screw was sticking out A LOT.
Post Edited (2008-08-28 23:19)
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-08-29 05:49
It's not exactly clear what notes you can play and what notes you can't. Do you really can play only the middle B, C, C# and D, and no other note would play? How about the throat Bb? Check, and if throat Bb plays, start going down and see where exactly it stops.
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