Klarinet Archive - Posting 000574.txt from 1998/07

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sliver Keys AND Bottom RH Rings
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 04:29:43 -0400

It helps with a useful (on some instruments) fingering for E flat 3 leger
lines up, i.e.:
s
t
o
x
x
o
o
x
E flat
Can anyone think of anything else it's useful for?
roger Shilcock

On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Ed Maurey wrote:

> Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:36:26 -0300
> From: Ed Maurey <edsshop@-----.ca>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Sliver Keys AND Bottom RH Rings
>
> Some of us have been deeply and passionately involved with our sliver
> key discussion. Some of us [myself included] consider it useless and
> would prefer having clarinets without it. But, are we arguing about the
> truly most useless mechanical contrivance on our instruments? I
> contend that the bottom right hand ring has no real purpose in life, and
> being a devout minimalist, would like to be rid of it!
> The resulting tone hole could at tube exterior surface level and
> therefore be a smaller diameter. It would then be
> easier for little fingers to cover. It would appear much as the bottom
> left hand tone hole.
> Less is better!!
> Ed Maurey
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