Hi All !
I'm new to the forum so I hope you have patience with my newbie boobies .
My wife recently got a second hand ' Bundy' Selmer student bass clarinet . It actually only has " Selmer USA." printed on it and I can't even seem to find out what year that would be from the serial number , but I believe that that's all much of a muchness as this model hasn't changed significantly since its Bundy launch ( please correct my if I'm wrong ) .
The horn is in good condition and clearly been cared for which matters more than its age I feel . It has been recently re- corked and padded and that job looks pretty well done although I had to do the typical handful of fine valve closing adjustments . I've got it all smooth running and hermetic , although a number of the pads could be better floated in , including the large " B" twins ( .....well I'm just the guy that does the mechanics ) . It's a key with a rather low mechanical advantage , so I figure that really good seating and balanced closing is critical here . My wife often resorts to using both right and left hand levers to play the B on her clarinets and I'd like her not to feel she can only get a good note that way .
I'm guessing that if I want to REALLY fine tune this movement on her bass clarinet I'll have to fit new pads as trying to re- float the existing ones with their established imprint won't work well .
Thank in advance for any feedback on this or any relating matters . Julian
I'm new to the forum so I hope you have patience with my newbie boobies .
My wife recently got a second hand ' Bundy' Selmer student bass clarinet . It actually only has " Selmer USA." printed on it and I can't even seem to find out what year that would be from the serial number , but I believe that that's all much of a muchness as this model hasn't changed significantly since its Bundy launch ( please correct my if I'm wrong ) .
The horn is in good condition and clearly been cared for which matters more than its age I feel . It has been recently re- corked and padded and that job looks pretty well done although I had to do the typical handful of fine valve closing adjustments . I've got it all smooth running and hermetic , although a number of the pads could be better floated in , including the large " B" twins ( .....well I'm just the guy that does the mechanics ) . It's a key with a rather low mechanical advantage , so I figure that really good seating and balanced closing is critical here . My wife often resorts to using both right and left hand levers to play the B on her clarinets and I'd like her not to feel she can only get a good note that way .
I'm guessing that if I want to REALLY fine tune this movement on her bass clarinet I'll have to fit new pads as trying to re- float the existing ones with their established imprint won't work well .
Thank in advance for any feedback on this or any relating matters . Julian