Klarinet Archive - Posting 000026.txt from 2002/04

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Another type of slide
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 22:35:15 -0500

Jim,

You might contact an oboe maker for that, since the
oboe has a mechanism for that on the right side. Paul
Covey Oboes does a great job on customizing oboes, and
might take the work for a clarinet key addition. They
at least would already have mechanisms there for oboe
that might be able to be adapted to the instrument for
less time and money. If he asks what key, it is the
banana key for the right hand G# for oboe (or maybe
even an english horn key would work, since it is
larger and longer!)

His website is www.oboes.com and he is in Atlanta, GA.

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - New York City
--- James Lytthans <lytthans@-----.net> wrote:
> Abe Galper commented:
>
> >First: one has to practice going from C# down to
> Low F# with a quick
> >movement of the Left little finger.
> >Almost like trying to slide.
>
>
> Oh, if we only had roller keys, as on the Oehler
> clarinets. I really don't
> like the alternate Eb/Ab key on the left. I'm
> thinking of adding a RH G#/C#
> to my clarinets. Anybody done that ?
>
> -----
> Jim Lytthans
> Anaheim, CA
> http://home.earthlink.net/~lytthans/index.htm
> Principal Clarinet - La Mirada Symphony Orchestra
> http://www.cityoflamirada.org/symphony.htm
> Claremont Symphonic Winds
> http://www.its.caltech.edu/~dooley/csw.html

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