Klarinet Archive - Posting 000875.txt from 2000/05

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Glissando above high C
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 06:33:13 -0400

This looks a good idea, but it is very hard to play these notes in tune.
Roger S.

On Fri, 19 May 2000, Bernard Hunt wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 09:26:00 +0100 (BST)
> From: Bernard Hunt <bernie@-----.uk>
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Glissando above high C
>
> > Does anybody know the way to eliminate the bump when glissing up to high F.
> > From d on the staff to the c above the staff is easy, from c# above the
> > staff to high f is easy, but from d on the staff to high f has the bump
> > between c above the staff and c# above the staff.
>
> How about using overblown throat notes for all the notes above c ? (if the
> tuning on your instrument is suitable) Going up to the overblown Bb should
> give you your high F. Of course, you may need to work on gradually opening
> the keys, as opposed to sliding fingers elsewhere on the instrument, but
> this is certainly done quite easily on equivalent sax keys (although they
> do have longer travels).
>
> Bernie
>
>
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