Klarinet Archive - Posting 000592.txt from 1998/07

From: "John Gates" <cadenza@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sliver Keys AND Bottom RH Rings
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 12:47:29 -0400

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This is the classic fix it for the fourth measure of the opening movt. =
Brahms, Op. 120 in f minor. Also if you need to slur from Eflat and =
octave lower.
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From: Roger Shilcock =
<roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
To: klarinet@-----.org>
Date: Monday, July 20, 1998 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Sliver Keys AND Bottom RH Rings
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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
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On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Ed Maurey wrote:
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> 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
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> 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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