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Author: mschmidt
Date: 2010-02-21 16:24
Adjustment, adjustment, adjustment. That is my new motto!
I started a thread here months ago about a problem with a particular interval that showed up in an oboe quartet I was playing (http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=10&i=14860&t=14860). I looked at all the proximate adjustments--the ones I would expect would cause a problem. No luck. Then I did a very careful adjustment of the "usual suspects," the screws on the upper joint that control the C and B flat vents. Problem solved. The maladjustments in the upper joint weren't enough to keep the low notes from sounding when played on a scale, but for some subtle acoustical reason, the change from C to E flat was especially susceptible to small leaks. It was worse with the left E flat because...well, I'm not sure, but adjustment of the upper joint solved the problem!
My English horn was even more likely to go out of whack. Daily adjustments when the weather was unsettled were not out of the question. I had an appointment with RDG to see what could be done about the almost continuous need for adjustment, but, alas, the thing was stolen from me before I could have it looked at. (I know you're probably tired of me mentioning the theft, but it's still causing me a lot of pain!)
You can find another thread started by me just weeks ago about the rental Bulgheroni I am using--there again, I thought I had it all adjusted and yet it still was giving me problems. More careful adjustment (a screw turned maybe 1/32 of a full turn) solved the problem--it is working much better now. Or at least it was yesterday--who knows when I'll next have to take out the screwdriver for further adjustment!
Mike
Still an Amateur, but not really middle-aged anymore
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HautboisJJ |
2010-02-21 12:18 |
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hautbois |
2010-02-21 14:09 |
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jhoyla |
2010-02-21 15:03 |
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Re: Cor middle register unresponsive |
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mschmidt |
2010-02-21 16:24 |
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