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Re: Full Boehm disadvantages

Author: Chris P
Date: 2010-06-20 13:32

Have to admit I've shelved my Leblanc LL full Boehm as it doesn't play like my Selmers - I'm more used to them than the Leblanc but that doesn't mean the LL is an inferior instrument. While rotating instruments to do a show a while back, I found the Leblanc was hard work in that I had to play it differently to my Selmers and that made for a nervous performance.

Had I been used to Leblancs it would have been fine, but I didn't accustom myself to it before playing and going straight into the show with what was an unfamilliar instrument wasn't one of my better ideas. It's a lovely instrument and plays great, but did things very differently to what I expected.

On all clarinets, provided all the keywork is well made and fitted, as tight between point screws or pillars as is possible and all pillars are securely mounted, you shouldn't have any trouble - and the mechanism on a full Boehm should be as reliable as any decent and well adjusted clarinet. The forked Eb/Bb and F#-G# adjusting screws are ones that need fine regulation, but using hard wearing materials and good choice of pads will ensure they remain in check. At least on full Boehms these are the only two extra adjusting screws in comparison to a standard 17/6 Boehm - and infinitely less adjusting screws than found on most oboes, so a walk in the park when it comes to regulating them in comparison.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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