Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 1997/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: Double high D
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 04:28:39 -0500

It's all a *lot* easier on the bass...
Nearly irrelevant comment from
Roger Shilcock

On Tue, 18 Nov 1997, Fred wrote:

> Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 18:59:15 -0500
> From: Fred <fsheim@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
> To: klarinet@-----.us
> Subject: Re: Double high D
>
> At 02:20 PM 11/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >>Can someone tell me how to finger double high D? I'm talking about the one
> >>that only Maynard Ferguson would want to play. (6th ledger line)
> >
> >These work for me...all with the left thumb and register key:
> >
>
> High B High C High C# --->High D<----
> > x x x o
> > x o o x
> > o o x o
> > x x x o
> > x o o x
> > o o x o
> >G#/D# G#/D# G#/D# G#/D#
> >
> In addition, add some side keys to the high D and with the right reed you
> may be able to get a D#. I've read that there is a way to get all the way
> up to the high G, but I don't know what it is, and I don't want to break my
> teeth experimenting!!
>
> Fred (fsheim@-----.com)
> >
> >
> >
>
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