Klarinet Archive - Posting 000825.txt from 1997/03

From: Don and Cindy Christensen <chr@-----.DE>
Subj: Re: c2 key
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 07:42:17 -0500

On the Oehler System (German System - a kind of very well-developed
Albert derivative with far more keys) which all five of us in the family
play we sometimes press the c2 key when playing c1 as this note tends to
be high. It would make g2 too flat to try however. Experimenting with
fingerings for the purpose of color is a fascinating hobby - the Oehler
clarinet has, for example, 5 different fingerings for c3, each having its
own unique color.

Don Christensen
chr@-----.de
http://www.w-4.de/~chr/

>Recently I found out that on my Buffet RCs the g2 (in the clarinet register)
>sounds much more focused if I also press the key that is used for c2 (right
>hand or left hand 4th, small finger).
>
>The positive change in tone quality was amazing to me (that's why I am
>asking) and I'll use that fingering from now on for the slow things.
>(Pitch is lowered a little bit, but negligible)
>
>Does somebody have a similar experience with that fingering?
>Is it related to Buffet RCs?