Clarinet - Kyrene School District · In 1843, the clarinet was further improved when Klose adapted...
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Clarinet
History
Assembly
Cleaning
History of the Clarinet
Johann Christoph Denner (1655 -)
invented the clarinet.
Invented around 1690, the clarinet is a
single-reed woodwind instrument with a
cylindrical tube. The clarinet evolved
from an earlier instrument called the
chalumeau, the first true single reed
instrument.
Johann Christoph Denner of
Nuremburg with the help of
his son Jacob improved the
chalumeau, creating a new
instrument called the
clarinet. Denner added two
keys to the chalumeau and
increased that instruments
range by over two octaves.
He also created a better
mouthpiece and improved
the bell (end) of the
instrument.
In 1843, the clarinet was further improved when Klose adapted the Boehm flute key system to the clarinet. Mozart was the first composer to use the clarinet in a symphony.
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Parts of the Clarinet
Clarinet Assembly Begin by sitting in a chair and setting the case on the floor. It can be
difficult to balance it on your lap and put your clarinet together at the
same time.
Make sure that the case is right side up.
Start by putting cork
grease on all of the
corks where the pieces
will fit together. This
will not always be
necessary, but is
important when you
first get your clarinet.
Remove the reed from
its protective case, and
put it in your mouth. It
will play better if it is
wet.
First pick up the Lower Joint. This is the biggest piece in the case. Always pick up the parts at the edge, not by the keys. Remember you don't want to bend any
keys.
Remove the bell and second joint from the case. Carefully twist and push the cork end of the second joint into the bell, turning it back and forth until it is all the way in.
Next, remove the first
joint from the case. In the
picture , a black arrow
points to the bridge key.
This key is very
important, and can easily
be bent if you are not
careful. Hold the first
joint in your left hand,
with your fingers over the
ring holes on the front of
the clarinet as shown.
This will cause the bridge
key to lift up.
Holding the second joint
close to the bell with
your right hand, slowly
twist and push the first
joint into the second.
Look at the picture to
see where the two
sections should meet.
Try to turn it back and
forth in small motions,
so that the keys don't
bang into each other.
Remove the barrel from the
case and twist and push the
large end onto the first joint.
Remove the mouthpiece
from the case and take off
the ligature (the ligature is
the metal or sometimes
plastic piece that has one or
two screws in it). Twist and
push the cork end of the
mouthpiece into the barrel.
The flat side of the
mouthpiece should line up
with the back of the clarinet
(the part with the fewest
keys).
Putting the reed on
Place the Reed on the flat part of the Mouthpiece.
Center it and hold it in position with your thumb
Slip on the Ligature being careful not to hit the reed because you will crack it. Next, center the Ligature over the reed making sure that the Ligature is quite low on the Reed and over the unshaved part of the Reed. Tighten the screws nice and tight and you are ready to play.
Cleaning Drying your Clarinet
Did you know that you are not actually
Cleaning your clarinet. What you are doing is
Drying it. Clarinets do not like moisture. Pads
will deteriorate sooner if they are wet and the
clarinet will get moldy after a while. use a
swab to remove the moisture from the
instrument.
Pull-through swabs
have a weight on a
string that is dropped
through the instrument
and when it comes out
the other side you
simply pull the swab
through the instrument
several times. Simply
just remove the
Mouthpiece after
playing. Let the weight
drop through from the
Barrel end to the Bell
end.
Pull gently because the Swab has to clear two metal tubes in the inside of the clarinet. If you pull too hard and too fast the Swab can get stuck and tear.
Hold on to the weight at the Bell end and pull the swab through the instrument
Cleaning the Mouthpiece
Surely there's nothing
to cleaning
mouthpieces - a drop
of detergent in some
lukewarm water, a bit
of gentle scrubbing
with a soft mouthpiece
brush - how difficult
can it be? Do this
every week.