Klarinet Archive - Posting 001284.txt from 1997/08

From: Gary Hopkins <ghopkins@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Low E flat
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 19:38:56 -0400

Al, that key you speak of is the alternate Eb/Ab lever. The low Eb being
discussed is a half step extension to the standard clarinet.

At 10:56 AM 8/29/97 -0400, you wrote:
>The LeBlanc Opus Model (1190s) has the low E flat key on the B Flat
>clarinet. A friend of mine I play with has one and I have
>tried it a few times. The extra key seems to get in the way but I would
>assume time would cure it. The Clarinet carries a list price if $4850
>and a selling price of $2867 from a catalog from The Woodwind Company in
>Southbend Indiana
>
>
>On Thu, 28 Aug 1997 23:10:25 -0400 "J. Michael Norsworthy"
><mnorsworthy@-----.net> writes:
>>Elisabeth Kelvin wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a B b clarinet that has an E flat as its lowest
>>note?
>>> (not including Bass clarinet, of course)..
>>>
>>> Elisabeth Kelvin
>>> Lecturer of Clarinet
>>> Co-ord. Woodwind, Brass & Percussion
>>> Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music
>>> University of Tasmania
>>> Ph: (03) 6226 7345
>>> Fax: (03) 6226 7318
>>> email: E.Kelvin@-----.au
>>Elisabeth,
>>
>>Buffet makes such a clarinet. My former teacher, Sasha Ivanov, has
>>one that he purchased fairly recently, but of course he had to
>>special order it. Don't know about any of the details but Buffet is
>>one brand to try.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Michael Norsworthy
>>mnorsworthy@-----.net
>>
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