Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2010-06-23 13:18
James wrote,
>>In reality, the only way you will know for certain is to take it to someone who can diagnose it (a clarinetist or repair person) and fix the issue (the repair person).
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I agree. Do you have a teacher or have you joined a band? If not, and if you're trying to learn from an instruction book, then you need to ask a clarinet player or the repair person to show you exactly how to position the reed and how tight the ligature should be. It's much easier to learn these things when someone shows you.
You mention that you haven't "waxed" the corks. This may only be a matter of language translation, so please forgive me if I'm writing something you already know, but we never wax our corks. We grease them, with a special cork grease sold in music stores. If this clarinet hasn't been played in a long time, then the corks do need to be greased. Otherwise, the corks may break apart and fall off.
Also, I wonder whether your in-law explained that the reed needs to be moistened before you put it on the mouthpiece, and needs to stay moist while you play, in order to make a good clarinet sound.
Lelia
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