Klarinet Archive - Posting 000331.txt from 1997/04

From: Sherri <sheba@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Oliver
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 08:57:35 -0400

On 9 Apr 97 , Edmund W. White wrote :

> I'm playing the Reed 3 part in my high school's production of
> Oliver. I'd like to know I should handle the transfers between the bass
> and Bb clarinet. I'm really a bass-clarinetist doubling on the
> clarinet, so I'd like to keep the bass on a neck strap (Using a peg, of
> course).

There's one spot where you have almost no time to switch. I have to rest
the Bass on my shoulder while playing Bb soprano. I'm borrowing a Bass
from someone's high school, so it doesn't have a peg and it didn't come
with a neck strap. My sax strap works, but I found the case ( as support )
works better.

> Do you suggest using a bass clarinet stand? I've been caught
> between instruments during rehearsal, and I don't want to deal with the
> embarrassment any longer. How much do reliable bass stands cost?

I think some of the feeling of rushing also has to do with whoever is
conducting/directing the pit. There is no sympathy there for anyone who
has more than one instrument. Don't feel embarassed. I don't own a Bass
stand, but I think they cost about 80-90 dollars. It is a good idea to
have one ( I don't own a Bass so I don't want to spend that amount on a
stand, that's just me )