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Re: Trouble with altissimo

Author: William
Date: 2010-10-23 16:18

Years ago, in the 1970's, I had similar problems in my altissimo register, especially with E6 being flat. Upon recommendation of my college clarinet instructor, I took my R13 Bb to "Mac" MacGibbon in Milwaukee who, after measuring to bore of my top joint, discovered that it had shrunk a bit and needed adjustment. Mac, being quite a "character" with old style reading specs, dressed like a blacksmith and smoking his pipe upside down proceeded quickly to reem out the top joint of my Bb--with visable sawdust dropping from his huge hand held auger--back to Buffet factory specs and my intonation problem was solved. My clarinet, at that time, was perhaps 4-6 years old. I am still playing that same R13 to this day and the upper register is about as good as it gets.

For you history buffs, the name of the store was "Miller & MacGibbon" on Kliborn Ave in Milwaukee, WI. Robert Miller was a mouthpiece craftsman and well known local woodwind doubler. Mac was then regarded as a master repairman on the same level as Hans Moennig. Their shoppe specialized mainly in flutes, clarinets and bassoons--no brass--and was well known as the "place to go" for repairs and quality instruments.

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