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Re: 20 cents flat

Author: Wes
Date: 2016-04-28 00:54

In 2014, I bought a great Forte C clarinet on the internet but found that it was about 1/4 tone flat even with it's short barrel, and even with various mouthpieces. Others have found the same with those clarinets. The pads were said to be white Italian leather pads, all looking fine, and not leaking visibly. The tone holes all were great and the suction was ok. I then replaced all the upper joint pads with good Ferrees cork pads and found amazingly that the pitch became right on A440. Yes, I also have played the oboe for decades and do my own oboe repair.

Try wetting all the pads with a piece of wet paper and see if that changes things. Sometimes an instrument that has not been used will have very dry pads with very tiny leaks, especially in a desert area. Good luck!

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2016-04-27 04:54