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My clarinet scare last week

Author: Claire Annette
Date: 2008-12-10 16:58

Last week, a new ProPac case I'd ordered arrived. Not having the same amount of "in-case" storage I was accustomed to, I had to shuffle things around a bit for a fit I was pleased with.

The next day, as I was awaiting a clarinet student, I began to warm up. Suddenly, my third line B natural all the way to my fourth line D would not play! No matter how hard I blew, NOTHING came out! Panic-stricken, I checked pads, springs, keys, etc. and could only think of the $500 overhaul I'd had done on my horn in September.

Everything seemed perfectly in place, so I began taking my clarinet apart to examine the bore and tone holes more closely.

Uh...Did you know that a tube of cork grease fits snuggly into the joint where the bell attaches? UGH..... while I was happy that the problem was easily remedied, I was amazed at my stupidity.

Clarinet plays great--cork grease stays in a side pocket. Happy ending. (Piece of brain still at large.)

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