Klarinet Archive - Posting 000147.txt from 2004/12

From: Cricket <RedPepper@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] History of two old clarinets - old leblanc
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:18:52 -0500

In message <A1E21B2C-4797-11D9-94EC-000A27D9BB18@-----.net>, Richard
Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net> writes
<snip.
>The Stubbins mechanism represented a double or auxiliary venting for
>the throat tone Bb. I believe the A key would open a larger hole below
>the register key when the thumb ring was in the open position. Thus, a
>Bb played in the standard and simplest way, with A key and Bb/register
>keys being depressed open would allow BOTH the register key and the
>auxiliary Bb tone hole to open with the A key and G# keys.

Well on the one I've got when playing the standard Bb, with A key and
Bb/register key then only the auxiliary Bb tone hole opens along with
the A & G# keys. The action of pressing the A key whilst the register
key is already open - closes the top hole and opens the bottom hole.

Lorraine

>
>The problem with this mechanism was that the auxiliary key piece would
>often stick in the closed position, much as the articulated G# key on a
>saxophone will stick and the weak opening spring is not enough to
>overcome the greater degree of stickiness.
>On Dec 6, 2004, at 7:04 AM, Ed Wojtowicz wrote:
>
>> My teacher in undergrad school was a former student of Mazzeo and had
>> a Mazzeo Bb, and Bass clarinet. My recollection from talking about
>> them and playing them was that there was a small arm that would open
>> the side third trill key when depressing the rings while playing
>> throat A. In this way, it would produce a true sounding Bb rather than
>> its somewhat weaker counterpart, produced from using a key which acts
>> as register key and Bb. There was a small sliding "clutch" mechanism
>> that would enable the player to disengage the mechanism if one wished.
>> I recall that my teacher indicated that for some music (possibly
>> contemporary utilizing extended techniques?) he did not use it.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2004, at 11:38 PM, Bill Hausmann wrote:
>>
>>> The Mazzeo either allows or requires some alternate fingerings to
>>> gain its advantage, I believe, in addition to the cost of mechanical
>>> complexity. I believe on some Mazzeo models the mechanism could be
>>> switched off if desired.
>>
>>
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