Klarinet Archive - Posting 000392.txt from 1998/06

From: <Maestro645@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Random bass questions
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 14:41:10 -0400

In a message dated 6/10/98 Ed White wrote:
> My other question concerns octave mechanisms. For the past two
> years, I've been playing a '71 Selmer Paris bass with double register
> holes. This Leblanc has one, and the upper register sounds very stuffy.
> Is this characteristic of the Leblanc brand? I guess I'm used to having
> a more open sound with the Selmer.

Hmmm...could be just the horn. In all honesty, the Leblanc Bass with low C
that I own doesn't have that problem. (And I just know Shouryu will say
something to the contrary! ;o) )
My Leblanc Bass has two register keys, but if it has a single register key, it
should open up at different places for the higher clarion register as opposed
to the lower clarion register. Someone should be able to say if I'm incorrect
on this fact.
Go back to the music store, and if possible, audition several horns like it to
find a better one. Or possibly, the Bay system doesn't work on the bass. In
which case, experiment with something else. Could be that that Bass won't
work with Bay, or that particular Bay won't work on that Leblanc. Tedious
work!
Good luck!
Chris Hoffman

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