Klarinet Archive - Posting 000260.txt from 2001/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] bass clarinet question
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:15:06 -0500

At 10:59 AM 1/8/2001 -0600, HarperJimmyD wrote:
>There is an unusual (to me) bass clarinet on Ebay. There are very good pics
>on the web page.
>
>What is the fingering system on this thing? Just curious. The register key
>mechanism is interersting, there are two keys.
>
>Here's the address:
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1401734346

Wow! I've never seen an Albert system bass clarinet before. Cool! The
two register keys are necessary because the automatic register keys we find
on modern bass clarinets had not been invented yet. Some pre-1910
saxophones are like this, too, and you have to switch keys when you go up
past G.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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