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Re: Old clarinet beginner

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2019-11-19 03:25

Hi Mike,

That's great that you have a music store nearby. That will really help. To be a successful (and cheerful) clarinettist you also need to find a clarinet technician, which is someone who will be able to replace pads or adjust them if they are letting air through, and do other small things for you. It might be someone far away that you have to post the instrument to, but if you can find someone who can do this stuff, then your life will be much easier. Clarinets seem to be a bit like cars in that they only run well with constant minor maintenance. (My other instrument is a violin, which works pretty well with no lessons and no maintenance. The clarinet is really not like that.)

It might be that you need to go to the clarinet teacher there and find out who that person goes to get work done on their instrument. This is a bit of research that you can do while you wait for the instrument though.

Once you have the instrument for more than a few weeks, it will also really help if you can try a few different mouthpieces and ligatures to get one that suits you. Might you be able to tell us what instrument you have bought and which mouthpiece/ligature it comes with? My early months were plagued with troubles that just melted away when I got the mouthpiece/ligature combination right.

I'm sorry to hear about the 2 week wait. I'm on tenterhooks for you now too. :-)

Jen

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