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Re: Constant Issues w/ Bass Clarinet

Author: JIllinoisBass13
Date: 2017-04-01 11:29

Karl,
Sorry it took me so long to reply, spring is a busy season for me! The cracks are on the upper joint on the top around the register key and the a-a flat key. My sister used the instrument before me and she had cracks repaired on the instrument also. I only play this instrument inside and it usually stays at school for the issue of transportation and temperature changing risks. It stays in my room during the summer and is only transported a few miles at the most. The only issue with that may arise with temperature fluctuations is that our lockers are in the same area as the heater. My instrument is not directly above the heater but farther away than most other instuments which may be causing the cracks to form. Before the cracks were discovered it had just been brought back from our repair guy for something falling off and causing a key to not cover properly, making the instrument not operate correctly. another time it was sent in for the lower joint for the most part not even playing, and I think the instrument was cleaned and repaired (obviously) to fix that situation. Unfortunately the instrument has not been sent in yet because it needs to be fixed at a specific place the company our repair guy works with has in Indiana because the store our repair guy works at doesn't fix cracks on bass clarinets for some reason, which meant that I didn't get to use the instrument for my senior placement auditions which was a bummer.
Thank you,

Juliana

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