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Re: is this clarinet faulty

Author: Runhammar
Date: 2021-01-20 14:45

Thank you for your response. However i do not quite understand this about European tuning. As I understand this would affect the whole instrument, not just one tone.
The problem with my clarinet is a distinctly high g-note at lowest position.
Unfortunately one of the corks fell off and broke in small, dry pieces as i tried to assemble the instrument yesterday, in addition to all of the metal rings falling off. This means I haven't been able to test the high D.
Still grateful for more input. The seller seems unwilling to admit any fault.
Another thing that arouses suspicion is that the ligature does not fit the mouthpiece. In order to tighten it I have to pull it down well under the marking lines. This leads me to wonder whether the mouthpiece is wrong for the instrument. Could this affect the tuning so that one note is a half step higher?

Further: Lets say the instrument has been lying around unused for years (the dry cork and disintegrated glue would suggest this, including a stale smell). Could this have affected the wood and thrown one tone out of tune?

I will now try and jury rig the instrument and play to test the high D. A lot of tinkering around for 50 dollars, I know, but it's all knowledge down the road...

/per

Per Runhammar

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