Klarinet Archive - Posting 000989.txt from 1998/05

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bass clarinet question
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 16:46:12 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.69
> Subj: [kl] Bass clarinet question

> At this moment I'm thinking of buying another bass clarinet which goes down
> to low C.
> At the moment I play a Noblet going down to low Eb.
> My question is: are there disadvantages in playing a low C instrument. I can
> imagine that some notes come out less open because the body is considerably
> longer.

Henk, I played a low C bass clarinet for 25 years and, in my opinion,
there are no musical disadvantages that derive from the fact that
its body is longer. There is one physical disadvantage and that
is due to the fact that I am short and, in order to be comfortable
playing it, I needed a higher-than-normal chair to that I could
reach the mouthpiece without stretching. Actually I did not need
the higher chair but could have played the instrument without a peg.
I prefer a peg and thus used a seat cushion to elevate me.

>
> Henk Raven
> hraven@-----.net
>
>
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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
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