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 Re: How to make c# sound better
Author: cyclopathic 
Date:   2014-07-23 05:20

@Ken, re: "François Kloc told me that C#/G# key is almost never set to open far enough.".

C# is almost always way too sharp (on some clarinets as much as +40%!) so to get it lower pad has to be set up too low. And too low pad gives un-centered fuzzy sound. There are some things you could do to avoid it but it goes only so far :(

to OP: the easiest way to fix it is to get a different/better quality clarinet. Just make sure you tested with tuner before buying, or buy one which is known to have a good setup (Ridenour, Yamaha, etc)

You could sand cork under the C# key to get it open more but it will make C# sharper. Using tuner and sanding down in baby steps could get you to better compromise (say +10% sharper but sounds good) but this is better be done by a tech. And it would probably not be worth paying for on B12.

Alternative fingering as suggested above may help.
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