Klarinet Archive - Posting 000563.txt from 1997/12

From: Matthew Hanson <mchanson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: R series Selmer Eb Contra
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 19:42:36 -0500

Ummm... this ALWAYS happens when I post questions about instruments.
Can we please, for once, stay on the topic? I have received NO useful
information yet (no offense).

Matthew Hanson

PS- Some Eb contras actually play altissimo quite well and I've yet to
find a timbre that comes close to matching it

Roger Garrett wrote:
>
> On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, Edmund William White wrote:
> > I've had clarinet choir parts that extended to altissimo G on the
> > Contralto. Having the half-hole is nice........
>
> No offense intended, but unless the work was originally for clarinet
> choir and not a transcription, the arranger was nuts. There is no reason
> to arrange above a high D above the staff for Contra-Alto Clarinet. We
> have many clarinets within the clarinet choir that can handle that range
> much more successfully and with better tone and intonation than an Eb CA.
>
> Which piece are you referring to Edmund?
>
> Roger Garrett
> IWU