Klarinet Archive - Posting 000332.txt from 1999/03

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Eb clarinet
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 12:38:37 -0500

Mystical3000@-----.net asked:

<<<what is the best [Eb Clarinet] MP that can be purchased from BW&WW for
example? Also, someone mentioned a good book for E Flats. It included
fingerings. Are there any different fingering for the E Flat compared
to the B Flat?>>>

I have both a stock Hite and a custom Johnston. The Johnston has a better
sound, but has a tendency to be a bit flat up top in the altissimo--so I end
up using the Hite, which for the 70 bucks or so is a steal.

Peter Hadcock's book of Eb excerpts is a MUST. Aside from having all those
great cheater fingerings, it has a fully-transposed part to Till for Eb!
Btw, beware of the fingerings--they're for a Buffet R-13, your horn may be
different; one of the joys of Eb is figuring out what extra keys you have to
open or close to make the pitch stable.

kjf

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