Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 1994/05

From: Garrett Fitzgerald <gfitzger@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Selmer Bass Clarinet (low C)
Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 16:22:14 -0400

>
> I recently had the chance to try a Selmer Bass that went down to low
> C. I had a very hard time getting the thing to respond....
> Are low C instruments normally like this? Is this something I
> will adjust to in time?

Well, I've practiced the Mozart as originally written on a Selmer low C,
and had no real problem. There wasn't a learning curve on the low notes--
they worked for me right off.

Garrett