Author: donald
Date: 2023-07-14 07:27
The former Principal clarinet of the APO (and music director/conductor of Auckland Chamber Orchestra) Peter Scholes many years back had his clarinets repaded by Gordon Palmer (who used to post here before he passed away) using these very hard rubber pads on the bottom keys.
- they sealed amazingly, though with very little "forgiveness". The seal was so good that the slightest bit of moisture on the pad made the E/B and F/C keys stick DOWN for a second before lifting up (Peter had got Gordon to set the springs very light).
Despite this perfect seal, they didn't make noticeably more "pop" when being closed.
The POP can also be a result of how fast you are moving the fingers (their speed of motion, not the frequency of notes). Bonnade, for instance, would have exercises to get his students to control the ascent/descent of the fingers, and get them at a speed that would get a clean start to the note WITHOUT a pop sound.
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The Clarinet BBoard
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