Klarinet Archive - Posting 000558.txt from 1998/02

From: "Wendy .........." <zanahoria27@-----.com>
Subj: Re: too little (sorta)
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 18:20:02 -0500

On the subject (kinda)... how come my bass clarinet wont allow me to use
the 1-1 Bb fingering????
Wendy

>
>I don't understand the example. Doesn't the long (*|*oo|*oo) fingering
>work on your bass?
>Roger Shilcock
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 11 Feb 1998 SJayne3137@-----.com wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 16:18:00 EST
>> From: SJayne3137@-----.com
>> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.us
>> To: klarinet@-----.us
>> Subject: too little
>>
>> I have a problem. My hands are too small for my Bb bass clarinet. I
have a
>> school owned bass, so it isn't like I can change it. It is hard for
me to get
>> from say right hand D# (space below the satff) to say the F below
that. Things
>> like that are really difficult for me. I have tried many alternate
fingerings.
>> The problem is that I am getting what I think is carpal-tunnel
syndrome. My
>> wrist is constantly moving back and forth without my arm moving. It
is really
>> bothering me. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks ahead of
time.
>>
>
>

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