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Assembly
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Attaching the Reed
1.
Soak the reed in your mouth or in some water.
From the tip end of the mouthpiece, slide on
the ligature as shown in the illustration.
Mouthpiece
Ligature
Reed
2.
Attach the reed to the mouthpiece.
First, place the reed so that the tip of the
mouthpiece is seen over the end of the reed
then tighten the ligature screws to secure the
reed.
Reed
Ligature Screws
* After playing, use a piece of gauze to dry the reed,
then store the reed in a reed case.
As the reed and mouthpiece are easily dam-
aged, always keep the mouthpiece covered
with its cap when the instrument is not being
played.
Cap
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Tuning
Since the temperature of the instrument effects
its pitch, the instrument should first be warmed
up before tuning by blowing air through it.
●
A, B
b
, & E
b
Clarinets
Push in or pull out on the barrel to tune
the clarinet.
When the pitch is high.
When the pitch is low.
Barrel
●
Alto Clarinet
Push in or pull out the neck to tune the
alto clarinet.
When the
pitch is high.
When the pitch
is low.
Neck
●
Bass Clarinet
After loosening the fastening screw, push
in or pull out the neck to tune the bass
clarinet. After tuning is complete, retighten
the fastening screw to secure the neck.
When the
pitch is
high.
When the
pitch is
low.
Upper
Neck Fastening Screw
