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Re: Extremely sharp upset joint notes

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-04-03 23:43

As Ken suggests, making the upper half of the instrument - pulling the neck and the mouthpiece - longer will affect the left hand more than the longer notes.

What mouthpiece are you using? Since it's a school instrument, is it in good condition? Is the inside clean or (without an intent to be gross) crusted with years of mineral deposits? Have you experimented with a softer reed?

What is the possibility of having a tech check the instrument and see if something can be done to improve it? Since you're using it free of charge, it may need to be at your own expense. From personal experience, I would say playing on most school-owned alto clarinets is almost guaranteed to be an exercise in futility unless the band director's budget allows for a trip to the repair shop or you're willing to put a little out-of-pocket change into experimenting yourself. They're almost never maintained.

Karl

Post Edited (2018-04-03 23:44)

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