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Re: What's Gone Wrong PLEASE

Author: PeterD
Date: 2021-01-16 18:01

Well WHERE do I start? rather than reply individually to 3 EXCELLENT replies Thank you Paul, Matt and Karl.

I am a old fella 81 years but love to have a blow every now and then and always had found the Clarinet 'playable' so it came as a shock when it started to refuse to play correctly, anyway.

I am AMAZED that I had 3 replies all on the same day, so what was the problem I hear you say, it was ME !!

For a start the problem was not my G key at all, when I wrote the post I was more or less guessing with the clarinet in it's case, sorry it was the F key and the problem was the spring of the F# key weak, the pad not closing properly. The problem located by the suggestion of Paul using the pressure test, the Positive test just lifted the pad with very little pressure although the pad 'appeared' to seat with Light Test but when playing the very little 'breeze' was enough to unseat it, amazing.

I added a little tension to the spring and All's Well.

Would you believe I am a well retired ALL single reed Pro, but of course the Clari was 'every now and then' and never had a problem only recently buying the Backun however a very nice blow but it was second hand.

I had to smile at Karl's suggestion to try Cigarette papers that took me back, I NEVER went to a Gig without my Fag Papers and a few elastic bands, what GREAT days they where.

Thanks again fella's and please Stay Safe.

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