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Re: Stuffy Long B on Bass Clarinet

Author: BflatNH
Date: 2015-04-07 23:33

Sometimes when a 'long' altissimo note plays poorly, the problem is a leak in the upper joint. Places I would look include the little adjustment screw in the throat Ab key (it may have turned to slightly lift the key off of the A key) or the pads beneath the LH 2nd & 3rd fingers, or the the pad at the top of the lower joint above 1st finger. You can use a piece of tape (0.5 mil thick typically) from an audio cassette attached to the end of a toothpick as a feeler. Also, some clarinets have a slotted neck holder at the top of the upper joint that reveals an opening (that causes trouble) if you have the neck pulled out a lot (try sealing with a bit of cork grease).

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