Klarinet Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 1999/12

From: James Leonard Hobby <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Joseph Rabbai Clarinets
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 10:06:01 -0500

I'm sure someone that knows that horn will answer specifically, but I've
had people ask me what kind of clarinets I have, due to the "extra keys".
For example, I have a ring on C1/G3, the C#1/G#1 key is centered and the
hole goes through the middle joint, and is accessable from the right hand
with a key between Bb1/F3. There's also a pinky key on the left side for
G#1/D#2. I think there are a couple of other differences on the upper
joint, but can't visualize them, right now. The one available key I don't
have is one that extends the range to low Eb. (When I picked them out, I
felt like the low Eb key made the horn sound stuffy.)

I don't know that's what the Met player has, but it is one possibility. It
does make the horn look very busy, with the extra silver. <g>

Jim

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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 18:16:47 -0500
From: fsheim@-----.com
Subject: Joseph Rabbai Clarinets

I attended the New York Metropolitan Opera's performance of Mefistophele
last night and was curious about the clarinets used. During the
intermission I walked up to the pit and noticed that the bass clarinet, and
all the smaller clarinets seemed to have MANY more keys than a regular or
even a full Boehm instrument, especially on the upper joint. Joseph Rabbai
was playing principal but I could not catch his eye to ask him. Does
anyone know?

Fred (fsheim@-----.com)

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