Klarinet Archive - Posting 001027.txt from 1999/12

From: Gary@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] RC Prestige diff C#/G# key
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:36:07 -0500

My circa 1993 illustrated Buffet catalog shows 4 models which are called
RC Prestige.

They are:
1106/1206 Bb/A pitch: 440
1107/1207 Bb/A pitch: 442
1147 Bb pitch: 442 articulated G# & LH Eb key
1187/1287 Bb/A pitch: 443(!) articulated G#, LH Eb key, low Eb and more (full boehm)

There are also a couple of RC models listed (1179 and 1189) that have 19
keys/7 rings and 20 keys/7 rings respectively that probably have the
articulated G# but the keywork isn't described or illustrated.

Gary
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"David S. Naden" <dnaden@-----.edu>
12/29/99 10:30 AM
Please respond to klarinet

To: klarinet@-----.org
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Subject: Re: [kl] RC Prestige diff C#/G# key
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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