Klarinet Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2005/06

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Bb versus C Clarinet?
Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:19:05 -0400

But another whole family of saxophones were invented in C and F. They
mostly died an early death with the C Melody lingering the longest.

I think the C clarinet is making a comeback. Quite a few people on the
klarinet list seem to own them.

Gary
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>Consider the saxophone as a counterexample. Developed a century and a
>half later, it came out of the starting blocks with better manufacturing
>processes. Because of that, we find saxophones keyed in rather large
>steps: soprano Bb, alto Eb, tenor Bb, baritone Eb, bass Bb. Smaller
>increments were not necessary, just as smaller increments were not
>*necessary* in the clarinets of that day. But by that time, it was too late.
>
>--
>Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
>Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
>

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