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Re: E/B quick fix?

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2019-12-15 07:45

What model of clarinet? By far most have a crow's foot linkage, but some don't.

If it does have it, first make sure the linkage material on it is still there. Not that common for it to fall, but simplest to find.
As mentioned this material could also just be worn, etc.

Most likely that it is bent.

>> sometimes it's the E/B pad that doesn't close when the F/C pad closes. <<

This is possible and the much less common case of the two.

>> Does the B sound with only the *right* E/B pinkie key? If not... <<

If it does, it's still most likely a problem with the crow's foot (I know you didn't say that it wasn't, but worth clarifying). Actually the most common case is that the crow's foot is out of adjustment, but it feels pretty much ok with the right hand. That's because there's more flex through all the linkages and levers of the left pinky key, so it requires less force to close both keys with the right pinky key i.e. you overcome some misadjustment only with the right pinky key.

>> Something to be careful of in bending a pad cup lower is that the angle of the pad cup will change slightly and the pad may no longer be level to the tone hole. <<

The better clarinets are (or at least should be... actually all clarinets should be...) designed is such a way that this twists the hinge and doesn't cause that. Or at least not in a significant way to affect the angle. Some clarinets have a poor design that flexes enough to resist this adjustment, or even the key cup itself can sometimes bend (terrible design).

Statistically (what the OP seems to be interested in) the most likely problem is that the crow's foot is out of adjustment, and most of the time teachers/players fix it (temporarily) by gluing some tape or paper to it (usually to the bottom of the E/B touchpiece).

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