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Metallic Tone?

Author: gavalanche20
Date: 2018-02-10 05:27

Hi all,

I was just wondering if you could help me out with metallic tone with one of my clarinets. I just got a used clarinet that has a problem with the upper register where the tone starts sounding thin and metallic past the clarion D (fourth line). I've attached a file of me playing the chromatic scale from chalumeau E up to two-ledger line C, and then there's me just going up the scale at around 0:19, where the metallic tone is more obvious. I've tried lossening and tightening embouchure, swapping mouthpieces, barrels and bells, but the problem is still there.

I'm planning to take it in to a technician, but as it is a long weekend I might not get to that until Tuesday. In the meantime does anyone know what the problem could be? I can't seem to find any cracks (it's a wooden Jupiter), although some of the pads look like they've seen better days, could that be the problem? The lower registers sound perfectly fine, so I wonder too if it could be register key related?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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