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Strange muffled sound in newer clarinet

Author: aclarinetmusician
Date: 2010-07-10 04:20

Hi everyone,

I have a wooden Buffet Bb clarinet that I purchased on sale from a reputable local shop for $800 about a year ago. It produces a strange sound and I cannot for the life of me figure out what the cause of this is. There is no air leakage that I can detect from simply blowing through the instrument with all holes sealed, so the pads seem to be ship-shape.

The sound is a sort of fuzzy hissing, which I thought at first was the sound of leaking, but now I have no idea. I removed some keys in the upper part (octave and the side keys) and checked the holes beneath them for any debris, and there was nothing.

Does this sound at all familiar to anybody? Or is that just how it's supposed to sound?

Thanks!

Post Edited (2010-07-10 04:21)

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