Yamaha YCL-458II-20 Owner's Manual - Page 8

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Assembly

 Attaching the Reed

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

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

* 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

Reed

Ligature Screws

 Tuning

Since the temperature of the instrument eff ects

its pitch, the instrument should fi rst 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.

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.

 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.

Upper

Neck

When the pitch is high.

When the pitch is low.

Neck

When the

pitch is

low.

Fastening Screw