Klarinet Archive - Posting 000121.txt from 1999/11

From: LeliaLoban@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Bb to A conversion trick (was: Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 18:41:26 -0500

Johnette Halpin 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. [snip] Take a piece of
cord....>

size later amended to...
>17 1/4" long. Also, it is good to have a cord that is 1/8" in diameter -
maybe
not quite as thick as a clothesline. >

> 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. >

Thank you! I have no A clarinet (yet...) and will be most interested to try
this trick. I think I'll also experiment with different diameters of cord to
try to bring an old High Pitch Bb clarinet down to Low Pitch. Has anyone
else tried this? I can't try it right away on the HP, because it needs
corks, pads and a professional repair on the cracked barrel. It's an old
"Carl Fischer" wooden Albert system. This clarinet isn't maked either HP or
LP. It's too long to be a C clarinet and significantly shorter than my LP
B-flats. Very curious to hear what it sounds like.

Thanks again for such a neat idea--

Lelia

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