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Re: Airy Sound

Author: Fuzzy
Date: 2018-07-09 09:24

From a slightly different viewpoint:

I've had a few odd pad/leak issues over the years which have caused an inconsistent "airy" sound.

Once, caused by a pad which was swelling when wet, and drying/shrinking/warping.

Once caused by a key being bumped or bent very slightly. (The pad's seat made it look like everything was still okay, and even thin plastic feelers gauges didn't indicate a problem. However, I changed the pad and everything worked perfectly again.)

In both cases, not only did the instrument have an "airy" sound to me, but it also felt much more resistant to play.

Another side note: In both instances, I initially thought the problem was my reed. For one of the instances, changing reeds did eventually bring me some relief when I found "just the right reed" (probably just a little softer than usual) - but as the reed changed, the problem returned. The pad change-out resolved the problem more permanently.

Fuzzy

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