Author: clarnibass
Date: 2014-11-21 18:02
First of all, it's awsome that you got one of those rare left hand clarinets
As far as I can see the Db/Ab note that Paul mentioned isn't marked as a problem note in your photo, but maybe I missed it in part of the first post.
One thing you can do is completely remove the keys from the problematic notes (i.e. the first open one for each note) and see if the hiss goes away or at least improves.
>> If I get a "stuffy sound from too hard reeds" for instance, the stuffiness is much less pronounced and is even across the clarinet. <<
Harder reeds can sometimes "magnify" a hiss unevenly, for example making throat Bb and low C# much hissier while not really increasing the hiss or many other notes at all... but sometimes not.
It is really best to test the clarinet yourself and with your teacher, possibly have some other high level players try it too. There isn't that much that anyone on a forum can know without even seeing it.
Another question to ask yourself is whether you want to bother with a clarinet you are not sure about and actually find real issues, just because you've read positive reviews on a forum? You could, and your issues might be easy to fix (or not), but consider just finiding an instrument you feel more sure about to begin with.
You can go to an excellent repairer so they just check the clarinet, not necessarily repairing anything yet (until you decide to buy it or not). I would do this for free, not sure about anyone in your area.
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