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Hello everyone, I have a few students whose flick keys make a rather annoying whistling sound when vented. I always thought that this was because of an old pad, but the worst offender has a brand new (less than a month!) Renard. The others have crummy school instruments. Is there anything we can do?
On the school horns, for sure-- but how can a brand new Renard need cleaning like that?
You never know. Maybe dirt or detritus from the swab is in a vent? It's worth checking.
I've also found that a too-hard reed can sometimes make the bassoon produce odd sounds, possibly including whistling flick keys.
Are the problems with all the flick keys, or just one of them?
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