Klarinet Archive - Posting 000473.txt from 1998/07

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Bass peg.
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 13:13:12 -0400

Tip for slipping pegs--

Stroll to the front of the room. While appearing to chat amiably with one
of your violist friends, surreptitiously snatch one of the cello things off
the floor and into your pocket. Use it.

Seriously--the little cello doughnuts work great. If these are not enough,
you can borrow one of their wood planks with holes in it (one for the peg,
one for the leg of your chair). Makes a bassoon seat strap look tame, and
you can beat the piccolo player with it if they're out of tune.

kjf

-----Original Message-----
From: CmdrHerel@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] Bass peg. Was: tendinitis

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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