Klarinet Archive - Posting 000393.txt from 2004/09

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Clarinet Questions
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:20:59 -0400

Only professional level alto clarinets have the double register
mechanism. In my experience the D and above are on the upper one. I have
never seen an instrument old enough to have a double register key. That
would probably be an interesting learning experience.

My new model Buffet Alto Clarinet does not have this feature. I think it
was a mistake that they left this off although the only problem note is the
middle line B when going up.

Gary
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At 02:03 PM 9/22/04, you wrote:
>2. There's a change-in-plumbing that happens roughly at fourth-line D
> or fourth-space E, in which the register key opens a different hole.
> Older instruments use a different left-thumb-key above those notes
> for the register key, and so you'll want to examine your fingering charts
> since the fingerings in that register are slightly different from the
> soprano [for some models].

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