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Author: KristinVanHorn
Date: 2007-01-23 15:10
I hope somone knows what is causing this. When I first start playing my yamaha 450 Bb clarinet everything is fine. But after playing a few minutes I start having problems with B on the third line of the staff, C on the third space and D fourth line. Those 3 notes become difficult to play and somtimes won't play at all. The B somtimes will make an awful noise. I'm using a Legere 2-1/4 reed and a yamaha 4C mouthpiece. If I let it set for a while it will play fine for a few minutes. These are the only 3 notes that give me problems. All the other notes are good.
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2007-01-23 15:17
what about the low E F and G?
could be 2 problems. 1. the G#/D# pad has problems.
2. the register tube has water.
I am guessing #1.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-01-23 15:20
Make sure your fingers are not coming off any of the holes or you're not accidentally touching any closed keys (side keys, 'sliver' keys and throat A key).
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: jane84
Date: 2007-01-23 15:34
Or make sure you're not changing your embouchure when you play those notes.
-jane
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-01-23 15:34
Yes, Sky has given you the first pads/keys to check . Its also possible that the G#/D# pad [I usually call them the Ab/Eb] is "blowing" slightly open, possibly a weak spring, or a poorly seated pad. I've been chasing a similar problem on an old Selmer Signet, and have found that several small pad leaks on the U J also give a poor 3rd space C. so have been replacing pads. If Gordon NZ and/or Dave S [and other pro repairers] offer advice, like Nike?, Just Do It. The mid-staff B is the best/worst note for a cl
"tightness"check. Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-01-23 18:33
Do a quick check by putting your mouthpiece on a friend's clarinet. If, as I suspect, that instrument plays OK, then you have a hardware problem.
If you're very lucky, it's simply a loose screw somewhere on the lower joint.
If you're slightly lucky, it's a leaky pad, probably the one for the right hand sliver key, or possibly the one attached to the right hand rings, or the little finger Ab/Eb key or F#/C# key.
If you're unlucky, a pad rim has a nick in it.
If you're very unlucky, it's a crack. The thinnest wood in the clarinet is the area between the right index finger hole and the pad-covered hole just above it, so check there first, both on the outside and in the bore. The area between the pad-coverered hole and the bottom of the lower joint socket is also thin. It could also be a leak through a knot in the wood.
A repair shop can reseat pads, repair a rim or seal a crack, usually with Super Glue. This is tricky work, so it's best to get it done professionally.
Good luck.
Ken Shaw
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Author: KristinVanHorn
Date: 2007-01-23 19:01
Make sure your fingers are not coming off any of the holes or you're not accidentally touching any closed keys (side keys, 'sliver' keys and throat A key).
Yes I make sure that I am covering all holes and not touching other keys.
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2007-01-23 21:14
It's operated by the right little finger, the left (upper) key on the upper level. In the low register it plays G#, and in the upper register it plays D#.
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