Klarinet Archive - Posting 000727.txt from 2002/11

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Clarinets.
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:59:15 -0500

THe keywork of the one I had for a while was not so much awkward as flimsy -
and things kept working loose. The single register key was also badly
positioned for the the notes just over the break.
Roger S.

In message <5.1.1.6.0.20021115174710.02cdf240@-----.org writes:
> At 01:34 PM 11/15/2002 -0800, Albert Nemiroff wrote:
> >Ten years ago, at Los Angeles Vallley College I played the school's Bundy
> >bass clarinet in the Wind Ensemble. A studio musician who played baritone
> >sax/bassclarinet in the jazz A band used the school's aging Selmer bass
> >clarinet. The latter had a problem, and was taken in for repair, which was
> >done well, but took some time. In the interim, the pro had to use the Bundy
> >in the concert. After that we had to work out a sharing schedule, for the
> >Bundy.
>
> The Bundy keywork is a little awkward (If you don't like Bundy Bb's, you'll
> HATE the basses!), but they do have a very nice sound.
>
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
>
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