Klarinet Archive - Posting 000482.txt from 1998/07

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] re:remove Eb/Bb key L.H.
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 16:48:12 -0400

There is a cheaper way to accomplish the same thing, and preserve the resale
value of the instrument.

The idea is to keep the sliver key "closed" even if the sliver is touched.
What I did was take a small square of Scotch tape and cover the tone hole,
under the pad. Voila! Hole always closed. Easy to switch back if desired.

kjf

-----Original Message-----
From: David C. Blumberg [mailto:reedman@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] re:remove Eb/Bb key L.H.

Youre not alone. Peter Hadcock (former Eb Clarinet Boston Sym./ Eastman)did
the same thing to his Eb Clarinet.

David Blumberg

From:<CLARFAN1@-----.COM
Message-ID:<A2D239AB.35AF8A5C@-----.COM
Date: Fri,
17 Jul 1998 13:31:07 EDT
charset=US-ASCII
Subject: Re: [kl]
Switching to Eb

Was interested to hearof your problem w/ bbtrill key
onyour eb clar. I had
the same problem onBb clar due to my large hands and
fingers so I had trill
key removed and the hole plugged up. End of problem!
Before you purists hop
on my case, I realize this solution sounds radical
but it works for me.

David Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Sponsors/

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