Klarinet Archive - Posting 000993.txt from 1999/12

From: "David S. Naden" <dnaden@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] RC Prestige diff C#/G# key
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:33:01 -0500

Sean--

Check the model of the instrument again. I have been playing on RC Prestige
instruments since 1985, and have a friend from Taiwan who plays on RC Prestige
instruments, and neither set has that key configuaration.

David S. Naden, MMus
Cal State University Los Angeles

Sean Tan wrote:

> hi,
> I just recently notice that one of the Prestige RC (that a friend is using)
> have a different mechanism for the C#/G# key. the position of the tone hole
> is shifted lower to where the tenon joint is (there is a hole on the tenon
> to facilitate this change). the hole is place just below the C/G tone hole
> instead of the usual bottom right besides the trill keys.
> I have always play on the plain RC and a number of my friends own the
> prestige RCs, but I only notice this different C#/G# recently. is this a
> standard for newer batch of Prestige RCs??
>
> I heard that the tenon-positioned-hole is a much better placement for the
> C#/G# key.
>
> Sean
>
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