Klarinet Archive - Posting 000719.txt from 1998/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] C-->Eb tremolo fingering
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 08:08:35 -0500

A previous owner of my B flat instrument *did* do this - and, yes, the
notes it produces *are* sharp. It might be useful for tremolos and the
like if I could ever remember it was there......
Roger Shilcock

On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Kevin Bowman wrote:

> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:44:25 -0500
> From: Kevin Bowman <kbowman@-----.com>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: "Klarinet List (E-mail)" <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: Re: [kl] C-->Eb tremolo fingering
>
> Mark Thiel wrote:
> > Holding clarinet between knees, reach up with right hand and push down the
> > pad between
> > left hand finger 1 and finger 2. then waggle left hand 2 and 3.
> > (you asked for most efficient way to do tremolo -- you didn't say whether
> > you needed to
> > play any other notes in the same movement --- sorry)
>
> Hmmm...
> This would be akin to using the "bis" fingering on sax. I wonder if anyone
> has ever added a small tab to the LH second finger pad cup to accomodate
> this sort of thing (with the LH 1st finger, of course). BTW - is this
> "modified bis" fingering for Eb anywhere near in tune? Seems like it'd be
> quite sharp. Another option if you're not too concerned about the intonation
> of the Eb is just leave all 3 LH fingers down and trill the first trill key.
> However, this Eb is REALLY flat and does not often speak well (it's kinda
> dead, actually) but if you're desperate ...
> I also seem to remember that LH 1st & 3rd fingers produces a somewhat
> usable Eb for tremelos, but I might be wrong on this account.
>
> Kevin Bowman
> Clarinet and Saxophone Instructor,
> Rochester Conservatory of Music, Rochester, MI
> and
> Saxophones, Clarinet and Flute,
> B-Side Blues Project
>
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