Klarinet Archive - Posting 000497.txt from 1996/09

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Ridenour's (or anyone's) throat Bb fingering (?)
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 17:47:54 -0400

I wrote:

-->> Does anyone use Tom Ridenour's throat Bb resonance fingering,
-->> which requires using the thumb of the right hand?

Richard wrote:

-->I hope this isn't a dumb question, but how on earth does one use the
right
-->thumb for fingering????? The weight of the whole clarinet rests
-->basically on that thumb, if I move it to finger the note, I'm likely to
-->drop the horn!

Yes, Ridenour advises this fingering when resting the clarinet on your
knee (seated, obviously). Mr. "R" does have e-mail, so maybe he's reading.
I think the possibilities he describes for evening up the scale, intonation,
etc.
are great, but I do think the "work" involved---I'm not just talking about
memorizing fingerings---is a down side.

-->I would love some suggestions for a Bb fingering. It would be wonderful
-->to get rid of the "fuzz".

Lots of ways to do this. Several fingerings. Of course, I only want to
bother
with the *best* one. Of course, that depends on where my other fingers are
at the time. ----Bill F.