Klarinet Archive - Posting 000782.txt from 1998/01

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: Bass clarinet fingerings
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 18:28:27 -0500

I know in the past there have been lengthy debates and descriptions of
how Selmer (old and new) and Buffet low-C basses play, but I haven't
heard much about Leblanc's. Any comments from those who've played them?

Peter Stoll
Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
University of Toronto

Dodgshun family wrote:
>
> Why is there no standard fingering system for full (bottom C) bass
> clarinets? I've recently played both a Selmer Paris and a LeBlanc full
> bass, and the keys (from bottom Eb downwards) were quite different. Is
> there any logical explanation for this, or is it just that there is no
> standardised lower register fingerings?
>
> Anna