Klarinet Archive - Posting 000927.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Question
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:46:03 -0500

At 10:49 AM 2/25/98 PST, you wrote:
>For years, they touted their "jump" keys as superior--and they probably
>are--because the pad moved perpendicular to the hole and therefore
>sealed better. Their "best" horns (the Opus & Concerto) use the
>"traditional" trill keys, though, that hit the tone hole at an angle.
>
One has to wonder...If the "jump" keys are so superior, why are they used
on all EXCEPT their best instruments?????

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