Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2001/07

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] [C]Re: [kl] Long-Bb fingering
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:14:48 -0400

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$2.00 if you buy it alone (US & Canada).

Gary
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At 09:43 AM 7/2/01, you wrote:
> <><> Dirk Kussin wrote:
>I have a question concerning the "long Bb" (in the clarion register, or
>the "long Eb" in the chalumeau) [snip] in which situations and why?
>
>
>
> There is an excellent book that answers questions like this. It
>costs $10-$15 (US) and has easy-to-read diagrams and fits in your shirt
>pocket. The title is "303 Clarinet Fingerings & 276 Trills" by Alan
>Sim. Gary van Cott (who posts on this list) sells it, among others.
>
> In the chalumeau register, this book says that long Eb fingerings
>are useful for Bb/Eb and Ab/Eb tremolos, but the Eb plays sharp.
>
> In the clarion register, this book says that long Bb fingerings are
>usually in tune, and they are frequently preferred for sustained notes.
>
> Just to avoid any confusion, I assume that "long fingering" means to
>use R1 or R2, not to use the little fingers or side trill keys. There
>are a bunch of fingerings & trills with little fingers or side trill
>keys that have defects but (I suppose) are used when nothing else works.
>
>Cheers,
> Bill
>
>
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