Klarinet Archive - Posting 000100.txt from 1995/09

From: Jonathan Cohler <cohler@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: E + F# above the staff
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 06:26:39 -0400

>On my B flat, the long F# is sharp with the E flat key and flat without it.
>Roger Shilcock

The most in tune and best sounding high F# is fingered like a Bb above the
staff plus the E flat key (as follows):

T&O (thumb & octave)
*
*
o
7A
o
o
o
4

7A is the bottom side key, and 4 is the E-flat/A-flat key.

It is less sharp than the long F# and much darker sounding (NOTE: I use the
term "darker" here only on a relative basis! Meaning it has less energy in
the high partials than the full F#.)

Try it, you'll like it.

Jonathan Cohler
cohler@-----.net