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RE: Clarinet Lyre for marching

Author: ken
Date: 2002-08-17 02:59

JM, unless I have my head completely up my a** I think the point here is to help a "novice clarinet Dad" in need and NOT critique the great undiscovered. I'm truly grieved to hear the clinical afflictions your clarinet(s) suffers from, whatever Kmart brand (assumed Boehm system) might be. I've only played on 20 or so models of Selmers, Leblancs and buffets (1960-1998) the past 30 years and never had any problems screwing a lyre between middle joints so I wouldn't know how to help you. But, have you tried screwing the liar on the lower/bell joint? It's an old school and common practice known to work on occasion. As far as the "preferred" method of assembling a clarinet, it's of course, a personal preference. I'm ashamed to admit but at times I've assembled my horn (in a pinch) lower joint, then bell, then upper joint. I've personally never heard of anyone waving their clarinet around in the air and doing damage screwing the upper/lower joints together in sequence but I can certainly understand the phenomena if one is mentally impaired or can't wait to play. My diminutive advice stands. <:-D

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