Klarinet Archive - Posting 000086.txt from 1996/08

From: Steve Fowler <sfowler@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Chromatic F#/B key problem
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 1996 20:08:25 -0400

> Does anyone else have a problem of accidently brushing the key between the
> 2nd and 3rd finger of the right hand? It's most unforgiving. I've always had
> a minor problem- but I recently purchased a new Buffet R-13 and it is even
> more sensitive. What is the typical fix for those of us with fat fingers -
> I'm ready to weld it shut if I knew how.--- Any advice would be appreciated.
> Ed, ebrowning@-----.com
> Member: acmp-list@-----.EDU (Amateur Chamber Music Players)
> klarinet@-----.bitnet
> (Clarinettist's Network)
> Jackson Symphony Orchestra
> Jackson French Quarter Dixieland Band
>

Ed,

The usual solution is to thin the sliver key as much as is
necessary, and bend the key towards the ring a little.(Up or down
depending on which finger is hitting the key.) Continue until it
feels comfortable and it's still an easy fingering.

On Eb, I've actually cut the top sliver key off and thinned the
lower one to where it could hardly be reached, but could still be
used. I do have large fingers for an Eb Clarinetist. Of course, now
that I've been retired from the Navy for 6 years, _all_ of me is a
little large for an Eb Clarinetist!

later,

Steve
Steve Fowler (sfowler@-----.com)