Klarinet Archive - Posting 000453.txt from 1998/02

From: Jack Kissinger <kissingerjn@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: tendonitis
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 13:52:37 -0500

But ... since the basset horn is normally pitched in F, shouldn't you be
transposing ... up? ... or does it have something to do with the fact
that since all the keys are on the bottom, you have to play upside-down?

;^)

Jack Kissinger
St. Louis

Gary_VanCott@-----.com wrote:
>

> My new Buffet alto clarinet has a vent hole for the low Eb on the bell (all
> the keys are on the bottom of the instrument). If you cover the hole with
> your foot (much easier without shoes) and play a low Eb what comes out is a
> perfect low D.
>
> This is just the thing for transposing those basset horn parts at a summer
> concert in the park
>
> Gary Van Cott
> Las Vegas, NV