Klarinet Archive - Posting 000469.txt from 1998/07

From: <CmdrHerel@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Bass peg. Was: tendinitis
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 11:09:49 -0400

In a message dated 98-07-17 09:06:49 EDT, roger.shilcock=modern-languages-
library.oxford.ac.uk writes:

<< I switched to a sling so as *not* to have to use a floor peg, since I
couldn't rely on it not to slip, >>

This is off topic now, but I hold the bass peg with my feet. Doesn't slip and
also allows me to pull the peg in a whole lot, angling the clarinet in at the
bottom. I don't have a special curved neck (I play on borrowed basses,
unfortunately) so this angles the mouthpiece down more, giving me more control
to the sound. You just have to be careful where your feet and calves are so
that you're not blocking any pads.

I even maneuver the bell of a low C in with my feet when I play those. I
dunno, maybe I just like to have my feet involved. :)

Teri Herel

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