Klarinet Archive - Posting 000270.txt from 2008/11

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] C vs Eb Bass Clarinet
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:32:50 -0500

You are probably going to get 50 answers, all of which will say, "GET THE
LOW C MODEL!!!!!"

There are five reasons why:

1. The literature calls for it. I found low C's in Sousa Marches.

2. If you stop playing for some reason, it will be a lot easier to sell if
it is a low C instrument.

3. The additional wood added to enable the low C, changes the timbre of the
entire instrument to the better.

4. If you don't get the low C model, a team of 50 clarinet players will show
up at your house and hurl insults at you.

5. You can use the instrument as a double for bassoon which calls for its
low B-flat frequently, and that is the same note as the low C on the bass
clarinet.

Dan Leeson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Rasmussen" <michael@-----.us>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:39 AM
Subject: [kl] C vs Eb Bass Clarinet

> For someone buying their first bass clarinet what regrets may lay in store
> if he buys an Eb rather than C model?
>
> Very, __very__, amateur player in this case.
>
> --
> Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
> Be appropriate && Follow your curiosity
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>
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