Klarinet Archive - Posting 000110.txt from 2009/09

From: Andrew Seigel <andrew.seigel@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Leblanc Contrabass Fingering Chart
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:04:54 -0400

Hi everyone -

I've got an old Leblanc paperclip contrabass clarinet (serial #132, I
believe) that's got a double register key mechanism. That is, there
are two different register keys above the LH Thumb. I assume that
this is a similar mechanism to the double register mechanism that's
operated with a single register key on newer bass clarinets. What I
haven't been able to determine in the limited time that I've been
toying around with it is where the switch from one register key to
another should happen. Is anyone here familiar with an instrument
like this? Is there a "fingering chart" for this type of thing?
Thanks in advance for any help from anyone...

-Andrew Seigel
andrew.seigel@-----.com

------------------------------------------------------------------