Author: AHS
Date: 2019-11-09 09:06
I play a fairly new (less than 1-year old) Backun B-flat Protege clarinet. I am plagued by liquid build-up under the A, G# and C# pads on the first joint. This starts maybe 15 minutes after I start playing. The A and G# become unplayable and the C# gurgles. Swabbing out, blowing out and using Yamaha drying paper under those keys all help, but only quite temporarily. I've been playing clarinet for a very long time and I've never had this problem before with other clarinets. I called Backun and they simply said, "swab-out." I've read the archived posts here about moisture under pads, but those seem to identify problems with pads in the lower joint, not the pads that are causing my problem. I understand that moisture accumulation is a fact of life, but this is excessive in my experience. Is anyone aware of this as a specific issue with the Backun? Can anyone suggest a fix other than the usual - blowing out, swabbing out, drying paper?
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