March 8th, 2013, 18:32
not really , 30 seconds , or another trick that the clarinet players use they close all the holes put the bell on there knee and they blow smoke to see if they find a leak , because sometimes as youre coming down mi ,re,do si, la, when you get to la , if you have a weak spring on the do # , or RE# , or sol # it will have an affect on the note . youll be wondering whats going on . it doesnt take much . also if a clarinet is dry , and the pads are extra dry you have to play the clarinet until the pads soften up . agaim on old timers method they will mist the clarinet with water and that should take care of pads that are not sealing properly . . thsi only for clarinet that do not get a weekly workout . leventis how are you making out with the si b problem