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Re: Clarinet is extremely resistant

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2013-09-26 00:42

I agree with Ken about the screw on the top of the A key but that usually causes squeaks through out the instrument. Try a different barrel. Does your tech have a presure instrument to make sure there's really not a small leak on one of the upper side keys? Though that would probably cause other problems instead of stuffiness. It's possible there's something wrong with your mouthpiece, have you tried the suction test on your MP to make sure your reeds are sealing? If your reeds are not sealing, fault of the reeds or the MP, that will cause all types of resistance problems. Play your MP on a different clarinet to eliminate that and then try a different MP on your clarinet. If your MP - reeds are sealing there has to be a problem with the clarinet. Also, have a friend play your clarinet and see if they notice the same problem.

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