Author: Anonymoose
Date: 2022-02-11 05:51
I have noticed a trend in my own clarinetting that I need to service my instrument regularly for it to function the way I need it to. Usually three months after servicing, my instruments begin to become less "functional". Tone, Intonation, Even-Ness between the registers, and resistance get all over the place. It becomes difficult to find a working reed. Granted, I travel a lot and perform in a wide variety of conditions and styles, so that probably contributes to the clarinet changing over time.
One issue in particular, the lower joint gets sharper and sharper, while the upper joint (besides the throat notes) get flatter and more spread.
A visit to my clarinet repair person fixes the issues mentioned above. But my question is, is it really unusual to service your instrument every three to four months?
Fun fact, my repair person told me that a quite well-known performer insists that his pads be changed every single month, on top of a full service.
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