Klarinet Archive - Posting 000650.txt from 1998/07

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Sliver Keys AND Bottom RH Rings
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 04:22:18 -0400

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It is also useful for an even worse leap in the first few bars of the Bax
sonata.
rjs

On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, John Gates wrote:

> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:47:29 -0700
> From: John Gates <cadenza@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: Re: [kl] Sliver Keys AND Bottom RH Rings
>
> 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.
> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>
>
> 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:
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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
> >
> > 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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