The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: A almost always squeeks

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-12-19 07:22

Philip Caron wrote:

> Another thread I fail to understand at all.

How understandable it is depends a little on where it goes.

Mine wasn't a pointless question. Sometimes a persistent squeak has its cause in the player's faulty technique.

But sometimes it's caused by a mechanical problem on the instrument. If it's a mechanical problem, changing the player's technique to solve it can cause needless frustration and confusion and may end up making things worse.

Better to rule out any easy-to-fix problem on the instrument before meddling with technique. A good tech can sometimes save an inexperienced player (or sometimes even an experienced one) a lot of frustration and wasted effort.

So, my question was meant seriously - did a change of tonguing technique actually solve the problem?

Karl

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics