Author: Sharpi
Date: 2019-03-15 04:24
Hello
I have made some big mistakes on this journey of my son learning the clarinet. I currently have 3 different models and am looking for advice on how I should proceed. The first is a cheap plastic model, a pad fell off. Because it’s cheap plastic, I don’t know how much they will charge me to fix one pad. The second clarinet , I picked up at a yard sale to experiment with. Likely a B12 Evette model made in Germany. I was able to repad this plastic Evette fairly successfully, I am a metalsmith, but not a player of the instrument. One pad on the bottom is giving me trouble with air leakage, may be that it needs a new spring? Not very bouncy this key. This clarinet is not like my other two in that the barrel does not sit flush against the top joint. It is not a cork issue, it just doesn not go all the way down, leaving approx. 1/4 inch gap between the bottom of the barrel and the top joint. Is this normal? The third is a 1930’s Evette & Schaeffer model. We are having trouble with shrinkage. Currently it is doing well as long as I keep it in my home made humidifier box. If I leave it out more than a day, the bell ring becomes loose. I’m hoping this changes with the weather? How should I proceed with the plastic clarinets? Will a shop fix just one pad without charging a fortune? Or does anyone have recommendations for the ES clarinet? My son needs a working clarinet and I’m not sure which I should take to the shop? The ES was already serviced and came back loose anyway even though they hydrated it. What is going on with the B12 barrel?
Post Edited (2019-03-15 04:26)
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