Klarinet Archive - Posting 001056.txt from 1999/12

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] RC Prestige diff C#/G# key
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 18:35:28 -0500

"Allen J. Levin" wrote:
>
> The idea behind the low Eb/Bb key is/was to permit the Bb horn player to
> play A horn music without changing instruments. On "french" style horns it
> is stuffy. On "german" style horns (like the Schmidt) it isn't a problem.
> They have an additional tuning hole in the bell.
>
>
This is an opinion probably based on those few French instruments that
you may have tried (and which had the low E-flat). There is no
evidence to support the contention as a technical truth, absolute in
all occasions.

Dan Leeson
leeson0@-----.net

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