Klarinet Archive - Posting 000837.txt from 1996/02

From: Teri Herel <EnsHerel@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Ab clarinet
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1996 21:40:00 -0500

Oh to hear the sound one of these must make! If I had any money to spare,
which I don't (saving for that bass...) I try to get one of these whistles,
if only for the love of novelty. No, on second thought I know that if I had
one, I would most certainly play it to the full extent of it's capabilities.
Does anyone currently make them? Sigh. I'd also like a contra alto.

Teri Herel

In a message dated 96-02-28 17:48:39 EST, dap@-----.
Paprocki) writes:

>OK, here's a topic - Ab clarinet (smaller than Eb). I've seen one at the U
>of Wis and it was by Leblanc. Does anyone know any pieces that use it? Is
>it mainly used in large Italian bands? Why Ab?
> This Ab (if I remember right) was in 3 pieces + mouthpiece. I
>didn't play it so I don't know the tuning tendencies. And the strange but
>true world of the clarinet continues. How about clarinets with sax
>fingerings (or was it the other way around?).
>
>Dan
>
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