Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 1994/09

From: "Steven A. Haaser" <HAASER@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Articulated G#
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 1994 11:02:05 -0400

>Who makes such a thing? I've never brought up the articulated G#
>thing (you can get it on that gold-plated Pete Fountain horn),
>but now that somebody else mentioned it, it seems like a nice thing
>to have. What's the disadvantage of having one?

The one disadvantage I know of from my Selmer full-Boehm is that the hole
for the G# passes through the tenon of the lower joint! I've never had
a problem lining up the two parts of this `hole', but some people might
mis-align it. I suspect it makes the tenon a bit weaker.

I really like the full-Boehm and wish I had one without the low Eb, like
my Father finally found. That low Eb is a definite pain to the right
thumb since it changes the balance point and weight.

As for the Articulated G# on flute (being a flute player), the Dorus G#
key was an articulated key. But it was not connected to the lower keys of the
right hand. You have to release the lever to get the key to close.
So no neat, fast F#-G# trills.

But I want the rest of the world to join me in going back to playing Boehm's
original OPEN G# design :-)

Steve
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