Klarinet Archive - Posting 000679.txt from 1995/12

From: JBROWN@-----.EDU
Subj: Re: Dual personalities - the elusive "C" clarinet
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 21:39:42 -0500

Louis: I believe the clarinet the repairman showed you was and Ab
sopranino clarinet. This is to my knowledge the smallest memeber of the
clarinet family. The order and pitch for the clarinet family on the
soprano side is:
Ab sopranino
D clarinet
Eb clarinet
C clarinet
Bb clarinet
A clarinet
In order to check this information you might try some of the historical
books on clarinet history i.e The Clarinet by Geoffrey Rendall, The
Clarinet by Oskar Kroll ( the English version unless you speak or read
German).
I hope this answers your question.
JAB

On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, louis elliott natkin wrote:

> Would anyone out there know if there is more than one "size" of "C"
> clarinet. Some time ago, a repairman showed me an old Buffet clarinet
> which was smaller than an Eb. I have also heard that a "C' clarinet is
> similar in size to a Bb (which would seem to make sense). Since they are
> so rare, what's the story on the elusive "C"?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Louis Natkin
>