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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-04-06 21:31
I see a Selmer Series 9* in your set too!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Johnny Galaga
Date: 2009-04-06 23:16
Here's a shot I did with my home-made light box. An R13, flat throat-tones and all.
Post Edited (2009-04-06 23:18)
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-04-06 23:36
You could have cleaned out the tonehole chimneys first!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Johnny Galaga
Date: 2009-04-06 23:41
LOL. The cork grease on the middle joint doesn't help either. What I really want to know is if a small screwdriver and no experience is enough to remove the A-key and the top hole to see if those holes have junk in 'em and maybe that's why the throats tones are 20 cents flat.
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Author: jsc
Date: 2009-04-06 23:51
I'm proud of myself. I just cleaned my clarinet. No photo right now but maybe later. Don't worry Chris. I cleaned the tonehole chimneys.
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Author: Curinfinwe
Date: 2009-04-06 23:51
The Leblanc next to the gold plated one, is it wood and if so, what's it called? My friend has one just like it and we've never been able to figure out the name of the model, or the age or anything.
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Author: massa
Date: 2009-04-07 03:45
Curinfinwe wrote:
> The Leblanc next to the gold plated one, is it wood and if so,
> what's it called? My friend has one just like it and we've
> never been able to figure out the name of the model, or the age
> or anything.
It looks like an "LL" model of Leblanc.
- m
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-04-07 04:21
>> What I really want to know is if a small screwdriver and
>> no experience is enough to remove the A-key and the top
>> hole to see if those holes have junk in 'em and maybe that's
>> why the throats tones are 20 cents flat.
You might need very direct light to look into the tone hole. A strong light from the top bore hole might help also. Sometimes you would get what I call tone hole bird nests. This is a a circle of dirt on the bottom of the tone holes, which is sometimes very hard to see without the direct light. One local player had a serious problem of this, making all the throat note tone holes smaller, sounding flat and stuffy.
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Author: carrielj
Date: 2009-04-07 12:23
"The Leblanc next to the gold plated one, is it wood and if so, what's it called? My friend has one just like it and we've never been able to figure out the name of the model, or the age or anything."
Yes it's a leblanc LL.
Left to right:
Leblanc L7, Buffet r13 (1955), Yamaha 72CX, Leblanc in the key of C, Selmer 9*, Leblanc LL and my old Noblet Artist.
Carrie
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-04-07 15:58
Good one David - only you've got my mind working overtime knowing now that Yamaha can custom build things.
I wouldn't mind them making me either a solid copper, bronze or solid silver bodied YAS-875EX - only I can't really justify that. My 875EX alto is a lovely sax, but I don't really need anything better (and that's already far better than what I need in an alto).
I knew Nick Cox endorsed Yamahas, but didn't realise he had custom built ones (as opposed to standard 'off-the-peg' models).
A few years back I did see a Yamaha full Boehm Bb and 19/7 A as a set on eBay, and wish I went for them at the time.
Would you mind if I asked Steve Sklar to post this photo of them on http://www.clarinetperfection.com? They're something you don't see everyday!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2009-04-07 16:10
I believe Nick Cox had a basset made for him. As to posting no problem provided you leave my name out.
As to getting it right Yamaha can get things made for you but in my case I just happened to be in the right place with people who were in the know. As to the set they work just fine but they are picky in terms of adjustment.
David Dow
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Author: Nasubi77
Date: 2009-04-07 16:53
Johnny Galaga, gunky tone holes or not, nice photography. I'd like to play around with the DOF of that shot...
Here's my measly E-11, with me attached. And my 107 year old Kimball in the background.
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Author: jsc
Date: 2009-04-07 17:12
Chris,
I was very excited when I put this together. The case I got from one of my repair guys for free and the foam and velvet cost me $32 together. It also, cost me about 9 hours hunting for the case, cleaning out the case, hunting for the material to use for the interior, and putting it all together (not to mention not doing the "honey-do" list for the day). My wife did forgive me because even she was impressed by it. I plan on refining it and redoing the interior but the general idea is there. When I buy a bass clarinet one of these days, I may make a case for all three.
jsc
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Author: 78s2CD
Date: 2009-04-07 19:56
A more likely culprit is the pad under the A key, which may not be rising high enough to vent properly. The first thing to check would be thickness of the cork shims on the thumb ring mechanism. In fact, if you take your jeweler's screwdriver and remove the thumb ring completely - a very low risk undertaking if you don't lose the screw. You can then test the throat tones to see if the resulting venting is enough to bring up the pitch. Hopefully they will now be sharp and you can adjust the cork thicknesses accordingly when you reinstall the thumb ring.
My six clarinets and me are shown
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Author: 78s2CD
Date: 2009-04-07 22:16
Attachment: Jim with Clarinets.jpg (171k)
Sorry! My previous post wasn't finished.
My six clarinets and I are shown in the attached picture. The Noblet bass shown has been replaced by a Leblanc.
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Author: Molloy
Date: 2009-04-08 14:37
Attachment: MyPicture.jpg (97k)
Here's me with my current favorites, a full boehm K-Series Selmer A and a standard Penzel Mueller Artist Bb.
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Author: Ralph Katz
Date: 2009-04-10 12:00
I hope you excuse the irreverence. This photo was for a concert with a wide range of musical styles. No clarinets were harmed in the making of this photograph:
http://ralphkatz.pbwiki.com/MusicPhotos
(You may have to click the arrow on the right side of the View/Edit bar to see the entire photo.)
Post Edited (2009-04-10 12:05)
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