Klarinet Archive - Posting 000265.txt from 1997/09

From: Mike Nichols <mrn8395@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: treble clef
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 14:56:16 -0400

On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, Mike Nichols wrote:

> Alto clef and tenor clef are the same shape. They look something like this:
>
> |{
>

Actually, come to think of it, they look more like this:

|3

The idea is that there is a little "vertex" in the middle, with little
curly parts on top and bottom. Unlike the curly brace, though, they curve
inward. But the actual clef is drawn more like a brace. Maybe this is
better:

|| ___
|| /
|| |
|| __ /
|| |__ <---- the little "vertex" hangs on middle c.
||
|| |
|| ___ /
||

Mike Nichols
mnichols@-----.edu