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Re: subtone

Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2013-07-30 12:51

Another possibility: a pad leak, on one of the keys closest to the bell. It's an unusual result from a pad leak, but I've had it happen on clarinets I resetored, when I didn't have the pad seated quite right, and I've also encountered subtones in the lower clarion on clarinets I bought that appeared to be in playable condition but turned out to need a bit of tweaking.

Usually a pad leak getting started down there will cause difficulty in blowing the lower notes of the clarion (mid-staff B and C), while the low notes on the same keys will sound easily. I've noticed that the apparent subtone seems to result from a *larger* pad leak: the clarinet is really playing the lower note, while the higher one, the one you want, is a *squeak* from that note, even though it comes through as louder than the fundamental tone.

You can test for a leak by placing a thin slip of paper, such as cigarette paper or camera lens-cleaning tissue, under the closed pad. With the key still closed, gently slide the paper out. If it's looser on one or two pads than on the others, there's your leak.

Lelia
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