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Clarinet repair help

Author: SVClarinet09
Date: 2006-01-06 23:49

Alright I have an All District band tryout tomorrow and my clarinet was fine until I was doing regular band rehearsal at school. I normally play High Bb Register/Thumb/1xx/1xx sort of like a flute plays it on the arpeggio to keep the scale smooth. Yesterday my Bb sounded more like a B so I asked my director what was wrong and he suggested the pad on the key(im not sure what its called but the one next to the F# key)So after class I left it to him so he could repair it and I came after school and I got it and played it for 20minutes or so and it seemed alright. I did notice though that playing Thumb/123/12 seemed to be a little different and required more air. I know it isn't my reed or my mouthpiece because I tried on two different clarinets. I looked at the pad and noticed that it had a little indention where my director used the pliars. I'm not sure if that's the problem or if something else is. All I know is that that when i do thumb/1xx/1xx the pad doesnt come down all the way so it could be that too. There will be repairman at the auditions but I need to know how the problem is caused so I can get it fixed faster. I would really appreciate it.

[Post retitled for clarity - GBK ]

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