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Re: smooth attack on middle B

Author: Max S-D
Date: 2022-09-30 02:32

I've never found middle B to be much different from the rest of the lower clarion in terms of response (quite reliable), so if you are doing fine with the rest of those notes, I'd suspect a leak or two somewhere along the way. Probably at that low B/E pad, but sometimes a number of little leaks around the instrument start to compound for notes that rely on more holes covered (and pads down).

I'm not ruling out a technique issue altogether, but I'd make sure the instrument is in good working order first. I'm always surprised what a difference it makes when I get my clarinet back from its yearly-ish adjustment at my tech, even when it seems like it's playing well when I bring it in.

Don't make it harder for yourself!

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