Klarinet Archive - Posting 000413.txt from 2001/04

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] For Lacy.............
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:25:50 -0400

I tend to agree with you, buy hey, I didn't study with Marcellus, so what would
I know? I was on the road with Stan Kenton, but maybe I should tell that to
alt.music.saxophone.
Thank you James.

JMarioneau@-----.com wrote:

> The side Bb is the best one for me. On my clarinet, the best "regular"
> fingering has the third finger of each hand down plus the f/c key.
> Substututing the first finger of the right hand for the third also works well
> on my instrument. I have heard that the best thing to do is to experiment
> with different combinations of fingers and find out which one is best suited
> to your particular clarinet. Different mouthpiece, barrel, and instrument
> combinations may cause one fingering to be better than another for that
> particular combination. I know some players who use different combinations
> than the ones listed above, but the came up with them by experimenting
> listening for quality of tone and checking for the best tuning.
> James Marioneaux
>
>

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