Klarinet Archive - Posting 000374.txt from 1996/08

From: Mary White <mary_white@-----.NET>
Subj: A Clarinet
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 20:43:47 -0400

Thanks to all the people who responded to my "stupid question" regarding
turning a Bb clarinet into an A. Last night I experimented with the string
thing. I cut the string off a Yamaha swab, so I had a long piece of nylon
cord about 1/4" wide with a metal weight on the end. I tucked the other end
into the barrel joint. It was flatter alright, but not quite A, and sounded
plain bad. I'll keep trying. The only reason I want to do this is that I
foolishly bought a Music Minus One version of Mozart's Quintet for Clarinet
& Strings in A. I can't bring myself to tackle the Bb clarinet version,
which is of course in B major, when the A clarinet version, in C major, is
right there unfettered by all those bothersome sharps.
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Mary White
Harbour Publishing
Madeira Park, BC Canada
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