Klarinet Archive - Posting 000057.txt from 1998/11

From: "edsshop" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Tube - other Clarinets
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:37:43 -0500

David,
I refuse to call you or Abe liars, but most Selmers have screw in tubes and
Buffets use a taper fit tube. On any such instrument it wouldn't work,
period.

I saw the tube on Cindy's gorgeous website. It's obviously considerably
longer than the stock tube, but that would demand that it's inside diameter
be larger to compensate for the increased length. If the ID was stock size
the Bb would be hopelessly flat, and God only knows what would happen to the
clarion register!

I'm really looking forward to hearing Abe on this subject. It sounds like
he's really made an important improvement on our instrument.

Ed Maurey

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From: David C. Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 7:54 AM
Subject: [kl] re:Tube - other Clarinets

>Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 17:20:15 -0400
>To: <klarinet @-----.org>
>From: "edsshop" <edsshop@-----.ca>
>Subject: Fw: The Galper register tube and key
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>The Galper register tube sounds like a wonderful, effective, ingenious =
>and SIMPLE invention. But, anybody who thinks it could simply be put on =
>any instrument other than a Buffet R-13 Bb is dreaming. Even a Buffet =
>R-13 A clarinet couldn't accept it. The key would be too short. The =
>mounting posts would be in the wrong place. And, perhaps, the tube, =
>itself, would be slightly inappropriate. To put it on another MAKE of =
>instrument would be physically impossible. Everything would have to be =
>redesigned. However, I doubt if it would be particularly difficult task =
>if one thoroughly understood Abe's design principles.
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>I'll take a shot at this. The tube can, and does fit other some other
>Clarinets. Which ones, I am not sure, but Abe has used it very succcesfully
>on some Selmers too. The principle is that the register tube must be longer
>for the Bb to sound good. This tube is about 40% longer then the standard
>tube. The extra length is on the outside of the clarinet (but doesn't look
>bad at all), and requires a key that curves for it to feel the same to the
>player. See the web page for the pictures.
>David Blumberg
>reedman@-----.com
>http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html
>http://members.aol.com/cwindz/galper.html
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