Klarinet Archive - Posting 000143.txt from 1997/02

From: phth@-----.org
Subj: wrong clarinet
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 14:08:42 -0500

IJ> I can say from recent experience trying some clarinets that have
IJ> articuated G# to stay away! This is too much keywork for what you
IJ> get in return. A tone hole is cut through the lower tenon of the
IJ> upper joint and the coupling mechanism looks "real tender".
...
IJ> In my opinion the extra keywork is begging to go out of adjustment
IJ> that much more frequently and the extra holes can only degrade the
IJ> sound.
...
IJ> Jerry Korten NYC
IJ>

I, for one, have been playing a Selmer BT with articulated G# for over 45
years and never had any trouble with the keywork. The extra hole in the
tenon doesn't seem to have any adverse affect on the sound. However,
there is one drawback -- you can't put a standard lyre on the instrument
for marching!

Philip Thompson
Morristown, Vermont

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