Klarinet Archive - Posting 000083.txt from 1999/11

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Andrew Lloyd Webber
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 16:41:52 -0500

I just tried your tip. It works splendidly, but after spending a moment with my
tuner, I find I am now playing an Ab clarinet. Do I have the wrong chord size? I
cut it to 17 1/2 inches. Please advise?

PS. I never take an entire A clarinet to a rehearsal, just the bottom half. I
manage to get everything well in tone by just exchanging the bottom joints. :-)

MUSIC43@-----.com wrote:

> Hello! There is a way to avoid having to carry an entire A clarinet to
> a gig when you only have a few notes to play. Fortunately, I learned this
> trick from a colleague who has played clarinet for approximately 60 years!!!
> (He put himself through medical school by playing with the "Big Bands" in the
> 1930's!!) I could not afford an A clarinet at the time and was shown how to
> do this simple thing to make a Bb into an A.
>
> Take a piece of cord (as thick as a regular clothesline) about 17 1/2
> inches long and attach sewing thread (about 6 1/2 inches long) with a piece
> of black electrical tape at one end - at the very end. Attach black
> electrical tape at the other end so the cord does not fray. Now, insert this
> into your Bb clarinet between the barrel and the 1st joint (where the keys
> are). Voila!!! You now have an A clarinet. However, if you play for more
> than 1 hour or so, it does get a little soggy and then the tone changes. So,
> if you only have to play a note or so here and there and you would have time
> to pop the mouthpiece and barrel off and insert the string - it saves
> carrying an extra clarinet.
>
> Thank heavens that I have been able to afford to purchase an A clarinet
> since! However, the tone on the "String" clarinet is not too far off from a
> real A clarinet!!!
>
> Johnette Halpin
> MUSIC43@-----.com
>
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