Klarinet Archive - Posting 000478.txt from 1997/09

From: bert.six@-----.edu
Subj: Re: A Clarinet from a Bb?
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:17:34 -0400

If it would be a good thing, we would have heard of it before, I guess.
It's probably some stupid thing. None of the professional players I know,
do this, so it's not good (I guess, since you can't say things for sure
on this list without being attacked by some person or more).

> > 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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