Klarinet Archive - Posting 000207.txt from 2002/04

From: "Jim Hobby" <jhobby@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Another type of slide
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 21:00:45 -0500

The answer to your question is ... yes! <g>

My instruments have the extra rings and the articulation that closes the G#
when a right hand ring is pressed. I also have a G#/C# >key< on the right
lower joint. Over the weekend, I'll try to take a picture of them and send
it to you. I don't know how well a digital pic will come out, but I'll try.

I'm surprised. All these years, I thought I just had extra keys that I had
wanted. I realized that most US bought clarinets don't have them, but I
didn't know they were that unusual.

Jim

>From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
>
>Jim,
>
>Maybe *I* am missing something. You were talking about
>an articulated G#/C#, right? I was talking about an
>extra lever for the right hand to access the G#/C# key
>mechanism in addition to the left hand lever that is
>standard. Are we talking about the same thing? I'd be
>really interested, as I haven't seen this dual
>mechanism on the clarinet, but only on oboe and
>english horn. The articulated G# I am familiar with on
>clarinet is like the saxophone mechanism to close the
>G#/C# key while the right hand fingers are down, even
>if you are holding the G# lever down.
>
>Tell me if I'm off...and if I am, I'd LOVE to see your
>clarinets sometime!

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