Klarinet Archive - Posting 000463.txt from 2004/01
From: ormondtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya) Subj: Re: [kl] Old Buffet clarinet info Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:15:32 -0500
Erik=A0Tkal wrote:
> wraparound register key. I have seen horns of
> that era with both types of register keys, is
> there a reason some are made one way
> versus another?
One reason for the wraparound key was to avoid the register tube filling
with moisture, but the maintenance of a long curved key --- proper
seating of the pad --- is more difficult and uncertain.
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