Klarinet Archive - Posting 000465.txt from 1997/09

From: Justinmichael I M Okamura <jimokamu@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: A Clarinet from a Bb?
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 18:35:03 -0400

Hi, My name is Justin Okamura and I am not an old foggie! I'll have you
know that I am only 18 yrs old and that I am attending the University of
Hawaii at Manoa. I do play the clarinet but as for the experiment i've
never heard of any such thing as that in my life.

Justin Okamura

On Tue, 9 Sep 1997, Gary Hopkins wrote:

> Years ago I had a professor that told me of how he had at one time used a
> string to convert his Bb clarinet into an A clarinet. If I remember
> correctly he said it was connected between the mouthpiece and the barrel and
> hung down the center of the bore of the clarinet thus lowering the pitch a
> half-step. I have yet to try this, but I was wondering if any of you more
> mature (old foggie) clarinettists have heard of or done such a thing?
>
> Gary
>
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