Klarinet Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 1997/08

From: Ian M. Dilley <imd@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: throat Bb fingering
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 03:42:03 -0400

Perhaps your speaker key is opening too far

>
> While we're on the subject of fingering, I'd like to ask about throat Bb =
> fingerings. My clarinet sounds *very* sharp on the Bb, and although I =
> don't worry about it in rapid runs, for long notes I've developed a finge=
> ring which uses the normal pinch fingering plus the first three holes (ye=
> s, I play the A key AND the first hole at the same time). Now you know =
> why I only use it in slow passages! Does anyone have any alternative sug=
> gestions? I've tried everything I can think of.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Clare Henderson <chenderson@-----.au>
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