Klarinet Archive - Posting 000434.txt from 1997/12

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Left hand Ab/Eb keys
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 09:10:14 -0500

Fred wrote:
>
> At 03:55 PM 12/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >J. Shouryu Nohe wrote:
> >> It's also good to know both ways in case
> >> the key breaks during a performance. ^_^
> >
> >It's nice to know _all_ alternate fingerings in case a
> >key breaks during a performance.

My hand slipped and I sent that before a smiley got attached.
I would imagine a key breaking during performance to be a pretty
traumatic experience, and with all the cross-linkages who knows
what would get affected. Better to grab another clarinet - fast!
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