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Author: moolatte
Date: 2009-10-24 22:32
I think my bottom trill key may be bent. It may just be the way it's made. I have a Normandy 4 clarinet that's really old. It's been through lots. It's been dropped from all sorts of heights, taken out in really cold weather for marching, left out in the sun, etc.
So far, it's remained in playable condition, but it really doesn't sound very good when I play Eb/Ab. It sounds all airy. When I play Eb through the
I've noticed that the key hits the ball looking screw thing on the beam that goes down the side of the bottom joint. Is it supposed to? And it looks out of angle with the other 3 trill keys. The bottom trill key looks like it's been bent to the right.
And then there's my C# key. It sounds airy too. I let some girl hold my clarinet, and she said it looked like my C# key seemed bent cause it's a little further down than on hers (She has an R13 if that alters your determination)
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Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2009-10-24 22:38
I think you need the help of a competent tech to sort out your instrument, anything attempted over the net must be largely speculation or guesswork.
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Author: BartHx
Date: 2009-10-25 16:39
An airy sound often indicates a pad opening too far. While correcting the problem is probably not very difficult, it should be done by someone who knows what they are looking at. Until you know what you are doing, it is probably cheaper to pay someone to adjust it than it would be to repair of find a replacement key after you accidently break it.
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