Klarinet Archive - Posting 000371.txt from 2003/11

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet with articulated C#/G#
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 11:15:16 -0500

In a message dated 11/20/2003 11:10:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, vbrincat@-----.com writes:

>
> It has a ring on L3 finger which operates a small tone hole pad just above
> and to the it's right. I have a couple of questions on it,]:
>
> 1. What is supposed to happen mechanically?
> 2. What is the mechanical difference between this and a
> standard Boehm?
> 3. Under what conditions will this prove to be beneficial?>>

I have seen this mechanism before, on some older Leblanc clarinets, I believe. It is supposed to allow you to trill or tremelo from C or C# to D# (Eb) by lifting the middle finger only.

On the ones I tested I found both the tone and the intonation lacking. I would rate it as an unsuccessful aattempt to fix a problem area on the clarinet.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
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