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C Tone Hole

Author: Maestro_6
Date: 2009-04-13 03:26

I am new to the BBoard, and I'd like to present a question thats been getting to me. I recently got a new Bb R13 Clarinet, and its a wonderful instrument. There were two problems I found after about 2 weeks in ownership: The third-line B was hard to use and the C Tone hole leaves a stuffy sound.

As far as the B goes, I found to fix of electrical tape under the RH key to get spacing even. It works well now! I'll install a new cork soon enough...

However, the C Tone Hole is extremely irritating in pieces. I'm going through a flowing Ballad, when I land on an important note that is held out: the C (under the staff). The tone is stuffy and airy without much focus. I've found that some reeds hide the problem well, but most do not. Is there something to do to fix/hide this? It'll help in all my classical pieces very much.

Thanks to all for the help!

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