Author: clarnibass
Date: 2018-03-25 07:57
>> yep all good there <<
Even if the upper key wouldn't close, it would only affect the 1-1 Eb/Bb fingering, not any lower notes, unless your left hand middle finger also doesn't close that key (e.g. ring too low), but then the effect is unlikely to be only for those exact notes... unless only when adding all three right hand fingers you put enough force for it to close. Pretty unlikely scenario...
It could be a "ghost"... which is not a ghost obviously, but when a player finds a tiny problem, then they become very aware and sometimes (maybe unconciously) cause it. For example, a friend was repairing a sax once, but there was a small problem with the low notes. After more time it probably became one of the most thoroughly checked instruments in history... but the problem was still there. When the owner came to pick it up it had no problem. He just got so good at producing it that it happened even when it wasn't really there anymore.
If it happens with the register key closed then that more or less eliminates that as the problem.
Can you get someone else to try the clarinet with their own setup? Don't tell them about the problem, maybe just ask if the clarinet feels ok to them? If they think it's fine, maybe then mention this area, but don't tell them what the problem is.
Beyond that it's difficult to suggest anything else without seeing the clarinet and being able to play it.
Post Edited (2018-03-25 07:59)
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