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Re: air flow problem

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2012-09-03 01:11

The first thing that comes into my head is that the spring on the G# key has come out of its hook and the key is opening when you hold the clarinet in a normal vertical position. When you lift the clarinet gravity could be pulling the pad closed.

Could anything have become lodged in the barrel (since you've tried switching mouthpieces)? Something small might be able to settle across the bore, blocking it when the instrument is vertical but then flip parallel to the walls when the clarinet is raised more.

Does the sound stop regardless of register, or does it only happen in the clarion or the chalumeau notes? Water in the register tube could cause a problem in the clarion register, but the pad is closed below throat Bb.

Do you know how to test the instrument for leaks by closing the holes in each section with one hand and closing off the end with the other, then trying to suck the air out of the section to create a vacuum?

Karl

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