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White Knuckle Players...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2018-06-05 13:04

Why do some players feel the need to squeeze the crap out of their clarinets whilst playing if they have trouble playing an upper register B or C at pp? Squeezing the keywork down in a vice like grip isn't going to achieve anything and will cause more harm in the long run.

I watched a player squeeze the LH F/C lever so hard the linkage locked up and held the RH F/C key down - partly down to the poor geometry of that linkage on Buffets, but mainly down t excessive force.

No-one should have to resort to using heavy finger pressure as that's counter productive to everything. If you can't play at pp levels with light to moderate finger pressure, using excessive pressure isn't going to help and will only cause more tension overall.

I set up pads so they will close under light finger pressure, so there shouldn't ever be the need to force things closed. I'm also concerned that if I overhaul a clarinet for a heavy-handed player, things are going to turn bad in a short time.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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