Klarinet Archive - Posting 000766.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Daphnis trick...
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 04:45:56 -0400

On Fri, 17 Oct 1997, Moren, Jennifer wrote:

> Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 22:08:41 -0400
> From: "Moren, Jennifer" <jensmore@-----.net>
> To: klarinet <klarinet@-----.us>
> Subject: Daphnis trick...
>
>
>
> This Daphnis discussion is old, but here's a great trick I learned from Ron
> deKant my freshman year for the 1st section...
>
> 1) Take a piece of Vandoran reed guard and shove under the left hand C#
> lever so that the pad remains closed. You'll have time to yank it out
> later...
>
> 2) This is for the truly dedicated... Solder (not permanent) a small
> extention from pad cup of the L.H. D that extends to where the first
> finger can hold down the pad and cover the first hole. This acts like a sax
> bisque key and plays Eb/Bb similar to the 1/1 fingering! Ron had this
> extension added permanently to his clarinet!
>
> Jen
Re 2): Some previous owner of my old Buffet B flat had had this done, but
I never remember to try to use it. There doesn't seem to be much
advantage, if any, over using the front cross-key.
Of course, if there is a specific problem in a commonly-played work to be
solved this way, it
might be worth it just for that.
Roger Shilcock