Klarinet Archive - Posting 000380.txt from 1998/08

From: Lee Hickling <hickling@-----.Net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Articulated G#
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:28:18 -0400

This thread got me thinking ... the articulated G# on saxophones is one of
the few clear advantages the sax has over the clarinet in terms of
mechanism. Otherwise, they are quite lacking in alternate fingerings,
compared to the Boehm system and its offspring. Am I correct in thinking
that the mechanism Adolphe Sax devised is still in use? If so, why hasn't
the sax evolved as the clarinet has?

I can't imagine how to put rings on the thing, but couldn't a few alternate
little-finger keys have been added, making those clumsy rollers
unnecessary? After all, there are plateau clarinets without open holes.
I've been looking for a good used one for some time.

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