Klarinet Archive - Posting 000325.txt from 2002/05

From: Takashi Kawai <kawai@-----.jp>
Subj: [kl] Re: Metal clarinets (in G)...
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 01:29:39 -0400

> Hello, my name is Seamus and I'm in Brisbane Australia, I was wondering if
> anyone would be able to help me locate a quality metal clarinet in G with
> the Albert fingering system.
> thanks
> Seamus

I have a Turkish metal clarinet in low G, which I bought from "Lark
in the Morning." (http://www.larkinam.com/)

I'm not sure your metal clarinet in G is Turkish one, however I don't
know if there exist other metal clarinet in G.

I think the quality of my metal G clarinet is not so
good; the material itself is not hard as the metal (nickel silver?)
used for keys of common clarinets, so the keys tend to bend easily.
(especially the long keys, such as the left pinky keys)

For playing it, you need to have large hands, because the distances
between the tone holes are (naturally) much wider than the A clarinet.
Also, the clarinet needs a mouthpiece for A/Bb clarinet, and this
causes more resistance to play.(bore size is smaller for the instrument
length)

Anyway I think it is really interesting instrument, though.

Takashi Kawai
Takatsuki / Japan

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