Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 2001/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Opus or Concerto
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 18:46:17 -0400

At 03:43 PM 7/25/2001 -0400, Gene Nibbelin wrote:
>As noted by another lister, the Concertos have conventional trill keys. I
>considered the Opus when buying my horns but was dissuaded by the fact that
>the Principal Clarinet with the Southwest Florida Symphony had the left hand
>G#/D# key removed because he had little use for it and he found it clumsy to
>use. The additional cost for little additional benefit for me was also a
>factor.

The Selmer Signature comes standard with the extra key, designed to be user
removable.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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