Author: DG74
Date: 2020-09-23 23:49
Mike,
I'm one of those people who has a very limited understanding of the technical aspects of repair work despite decades of playing, so I'm probably not the best at explaining the work Andreas did, but will try my best. Andreas did some work on my Preference back when I had it (prior to the Superior) as my middle B was about 10 cents flat (but otherwise it had great intonation). He did some adjustments to the bell such as adding a voicing groove and added the resonance hole in the bell like the Superior. It remedied the problem beautifully.
I bought the Superior A not long ago and it had the faintest undertone at the left hand clarion notes (common to A clarinets) but not nearly as bad as I've experienced on Buffet A's. Andreas did some bore modifications to the barrels, added a different pad on the register key (Clarissono pad), and did work on the register vent. Again, remedied the problem perfectly. He could give you the details that I don't grasp.
Robert - agreed, I didn't know about the repair shop either. I bought my original Preference from a third party and contacted Moe-Bleichner about the intonation issue and they were great about addressing it for me (Andreas' realization was that the vendor did some of their own work on the instrument, which probably caused some issues). Since then, I've been buying directly from Moe-Bleichner because they're so easy to work with and are the best customer service I've ever had.
My Superior Bb never needed any major work: it came pretty much perfect out of the box. The A has been my favorite A I've ever played on since it was adjusted, but was still better than my old R13 or Festival A's prior to the work Andreas did.
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