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Alto Clarinet squeaking problem

Author: eaglgenes101
Date: 2013-03-22 04:03

I'm a good clarinet player (though I have small problems quickly jumping between registers, if that helps anyone). I recently started trying out an alto clarinet, and while I figured out most of it within about a week, I still have a problem with it. Sometimes, notes start off with a squeak that lasts for something like 1/6 of a second before stabilizing on the desired tone. No one embouchure can stop this problem for all notes. Either it is the High e flat / e / f group or the low d / e flat / e / f group (or occasionally one of the notes around them). Long squeaks are rare, but they do happen. All other notes almost never squeak.

And about the alto clarinet: It's an old Evette+Schaeffer Buffet alto clarinet I got from E-bay. I recently had minor repairs (recorking a joint and the low e flat key, and gluing the throat b flat pad back where it should), but the repair guy said it was in good condition (though it'll need a repadding in about 6 months or so).

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