Klarinet Archive - Posting 000504.txt from 2002/05

From: Daniel Leeson <leeson0@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:?r13 full Boehm
Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 18:35:47 -0400

Well, I was teasing about the sound, but I do have an insert that is
placed between the lower joint and the bell. When inserted, the
fingering of low e-flat produces a low d. The insert fits both the
B-flat and the A clarinets thus allowing me to play low d on either
instrument.

The idea for the insert was in The Clarinet magazine in an article by
Bill McColl. The dimensions for the insert was very clear and I took it
to a local repairperson who made it for me.

Dan

William Wright wrote:
>
> <><> Dan Leeson wrote:
> go down to low d with an attachment I had made. However, when it is
> used, the sound gets a lot more edgy.
>
> LOL about the humor, but a serious question:
>
> If the attachment is a longer bell or an insert into the existing bell,
> did you really mean "edgy", or was this humor and the actual effect is a
> change of intonation?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
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