Klarinet Archive - Posting 000222.txt from 1997/02

From: Nathaniel F Johnson <clarinat@-----.com>
Subj: Articulated G#
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 01:35:20 -0500

On Thu, 6 Feb 1997 11:46:35 EST phth@-----.ORG writes:

>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!

Um...Is this really a drawback? What a great excuse for not marching!

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