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Post by altoclarinet123 on Apr 12, 2009 20:00:08 GMT -5
plastic, and it used to be my mom's, and she got it as an old rental. But she got all the corks and pads replaced before I started using it, so it works better for me than it did for her.
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Post by altoclarinets on Apr 13, 2009 20:34:58 GMT -5
Since it's plastic, it should be relatively cheap... practically something you can do yourself. The risk of cracks is far less than with wood. Have the "idiots at your local shop" check it out.
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Post by altoclarinet123 on Apr 14, 2009 20:40:00 GMT -5
thanks! I think this is part of why my adjustment from alto to Bb was difficult at marching band (that and the change from forward weight to down weight). I had these shooting pains from my thumb all the way to my elbow, similar to when you hit your funny bone. It was awful.
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Post by altoclarinets on Apr 16, 2009 20:41:58 GMT -5
Yeah, my MH was like that till I fixed it... It hurt. Not my arm, but my hand could not move by the end of a game.
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Post by altoclarinet123 on Apr 25, 2009 14:10:14 GMT -5
Does nickel plated keys versus silver make any difference in sound, or is it just look. It seems silly to me to spend an extra couple hundred bucks on it if it doesn't help the sound.
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Post by Lprdgecko on Apr 25, 2009 16:45:27 GMT -5
I think it's just for the looks.
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Post by altoclarinets on Apr 28, 2009 14:36:35 GMT -5
It stays polished longer, it is heavier (which contributes to accurate action), it resonates better but it is certainly not necessary to success. I thought this was pretty dang awesome...
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Post by Lprdgecko on Apr 28, 2009 15:57:21 GMT -5
Whoa! Thanks for posting that. I've seen a few episodes of that show "How It's Made" on Discovery Channel and they've shown flutes and trombones. I haven't seen a clarinet episode yet, so yeah. Cool!
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Post by altoclarinets on Apr 30, 2009 18:30:17 GMT -5
Yup. There is another one that shows handmade Chilean clarinets but I am too lazy to get that one's URL. Wait... here we go
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Post by altoclarinets on May 16, 2009 16:22:36 GMT -5
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Post by claribeth on Dec 6, 2009 22:13:13 GMT -5
^ that sounds a lot like the Charlie the Unicorn theme xP
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Post by clarinet361 on Dec 16, 2009 20:46:27 GMT -5
Thanks. I'll try that. I was told an alternate fingering for Bb today, which is hold down the A key and press the second side key on the right (the bottom of the two that kinda stick out). It's making it easier to play louder and it's more in-tune for me, but when the piece jumps up to a C and back down, etc. it gets a little difficult to make that transition... It's a slow piece, so I'll probably get it eventually. I'll just need to practice it more. An alternative fingering for C is to play A and add the top two side keys. It is really a trill fingering, so I'm not sure you would want to use it in a slower piece. To play the throat tone Bb you can add your third left hand finger and 1 and 3 on the right hand to clarify the tone.
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Post by clarinet361 on Dec 16, 2009 20:56:53 GMT -5
How much does it cost to get your clarinet's thumbrest replaced or put in a different spot? My Bb's thumbrest is in an uncomfortable spot under my middle finger that makes my grip my clarinet harder, but I would live with it if it was really expensive - I want a new clarinet sometime anyway. $10, if you can find an independent repair technician who is awesome like that. At least that is all I paid to have an adjustable thumb rest put on my wood soprano (he supplied the thumb rest and the labor, and really only charged me for the thumb rest because it took him all of maybe 10 minutes to make the exchange). If you can get an adjustable thumb rest that fits in the existing holes and prevent a technician from drilling new holes, that should take a lot of risk out of the moving the thumb rest and might reduce the cost. This support rod is awesome: www.quodlibet.com/FhredGen.php I will forever be grateful such a product exists, for it is the only reason I can still play (and play without pain, no less).
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Post by altoclarinets on Dec 25, 2009 20:26:48 GMT -5
God's gift to woodwind players in pain!
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Post by clarinetbeast012 on Jan 12, 2010 19:27:10 GMT -5
SHOUT OUT TO ALL THEM CLARINETS!!! =)
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