Klarinet Archive - Posting 000338.txt from 1998/09

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Introduction and question
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 05:19:39 -0400

At 11:21 PM 9/10/98 EDT, you wrote:
>At 10:37 AM 9/10/98 -0700, Julian wrote:
>any tips about what you can do about the *hissing* sound on e1 (forefinger
and
>thumb; I don't know if e1 is a correct form in English...)
>
>Then Bill H. wrote
>What we call throat Bb here is the weakest note on a
>clarinet. The alternate fingering using the A key plus the third trill key
>
>Wasn't Julian's question about throat e not a Bb???? I think that perhaps
you
>should check the pad height of the next tone hole, second finger (left hand)
>or check that the hole is clean and without obstructions. Welcome to the
list

The note I thought of right away using only forefinger and thumb was Bb,
since it does tend to sound weak. I know the he note terminology differs
in different countries. For example, I believe B is called H in Germany.
But you could be right.

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