Klarinet Archive - Posting 000900.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Question
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 06:13:29 -0500

At 08:16 PM 2/24/98 CST6CDT, J. Blake Arrington wrote:
>What is the difference between clarinets that have offset trill keys
>and ones that have in-line jump trill keys.
>
It is hard to describe, but easy to show. On most clarinets, the trill
keys go up straight and then turn off to the pad cup, so the cup is out of
the way of the next trill key. This is the standard, or "offset"
arrangement. On many Leblanc products, the pad cup is right on the end of
the trill key and the next key has an undulation in it to "jump" over the
pad cup of the lower key. This allows the tone holes to be cut in a
straighter line and where theoretically they are less vulnerable to getting
water in them. Check out a Vito or Noblet and compare it to a Buffet or
Selmer product to see what I mean.

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