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Author: ito
Date: 2010-04-30 14:47
Hi everyone,i am having this problem..my clarinet high A will tend to squeak very easily
The note as XXO|OOO with the register key.
What is the possible reason that this is happen?
The high A either very resistance and don't come out nicely or it will squeak
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-04-30 15:10
I misread your question, I thought you were referring to the A an octave higher so my answer does not apply to your question. It could be helpful though if you were having trouble with the octave higher so I deleted my answer, sorry about that.
ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
Post Edited (2010-04-30 19:31)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-04-30 15:40
My first guess is a problem with the pad that is located just above your second left hand finger. It could be torn, loose or the ring your finger sits on is too high (keeping finger from sealing tone hole) OR the ring is too low (and the pad is not closing completely).
................Paul Aviles
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Author: TomA ★2017
Date: 2010-04-30 18:28
Hmmm....I suspect ito is referring to clarion A, not altissimo, given the fingering he describes.
This is also the hardest note for me to articulate cleanly...it easily "squeaks" the altissimo E. For me this is independent of clarinet or mouthpiece (I have tried numerous combinations).
Heck, it is easy for me to play altissimo E with the clarion A fingering just with voicing. So I guess that means my basic embouchure is not quite correct.
I do notice that newer reeds, and reeds with a flat vamp, are less likely to squeak. I find used V12's are the worst for this problem. (No, I don't buy used reeds...you know what I mean...reeds that have been played for a while.)
Also, Legeres tend to be immune to this squeak for me.
Tom
Bad Homburg, Germany
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2010-05-01 05:37
>> Also, Legeres tend to be immune to this squeak for me. <<
One of the reasons I stopped using Legeres is because of response issues with clarion A, (and less with) A# and B. Maybe a problem in combination with my mouthpiece but cane reeds I use don't have this problem. In general hard response for A and some notes above is very possible from a reed.
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Author: ito
Date: 2010-05-01 13:04
So sorry peeps,i am refering to the high A,not the clarion A..the one that has the fingering of the obtave key with the 2nd and 3rd finger of out left hand.
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Author: Bassie
Date: 2010-05-01 18:42
You mean the altissimo 'A', same fingering as altissimo 'E' but a fourth higher?
(Th, Sp, OXX|OOO ... )
Try adding the RH (or LH) C/F (little finger) key to stabilise this note, instead of the RH Eb key which you'd use for the 'E'.
Obviously there are also general matters of embouchure and support as for the rest of the altissimo.
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Author: davetrow
Date: 2010-05-01 20:05
I find that making sure the reed is balanced (ala Ridenour) helps a lot here (and altissimo in general).
In fact, an easy-speaking altissimo A is one of the tests for a balanced reed when using his ATG system.
Dave Trowbridge
Boulder Creek, CA
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