Klarinet Archive - Posting 000801.txt from 1998/12

From: Note Staff Unlimited <notestaff@-----.ch>
Subj: Re: [kl] The trumpinet
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 16:04:26 -0500

Tony Pay schrieb:

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<<OK. Remove the bell of your B flat clarinet.

> Sit down, cross one leg over the other, and press the end of the lower
> joint against your leg, sealing it off. If this is difficult, press the
> end of the lower joint against a hardish cushion. It doesn't have to be
> a complete seal, but it's best if it's quite good.
>
> Finger low E, blow down the clarinet, and open the speaker key to let
> some air pass through the system.

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> The sound leaks out of the speaker hole, so it's rather weedy. The
> quality is rather like a muted trumpet.
>
> snip-

> With a bit of practice, you can play little tunes.
>
> What might we expect from the Heifetz of *this* instrument?
>
> I'll leave it to y'all:-)
>
> Tony

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You can get a similar effect by stuffing the swab up into the bell. I got the
idea from Bob Spring for releasing the tongue.

David

David Glenn

notestaff@-----.ch

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