Klarinet Archive - Posting 000069.txt from 2011/06

From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:30:49 -0400

Agreed. But I LIKE the palm keys up higher. I have them significantly
raised on my Conn Chu Berry and 10M tenors. The Mark VI positioning is OK,
but I like Yamahas better for that. Selmer Series III is more like the
Yamaha. If you prefer closer in palm keys, try the Selmer Series II, just
about the same as the VI. The Reference models are also about the same as
the VI.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Van Cott

> Subject: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
>
> > It's my opinion that although the modern Selmers,
> Custom Yamahas and Yanagisawas are based on the Mark V1, they are
> arguably
> more in tune, better mechanically and easier for a person with smaller
> hands
> to reach those pinky and palm keys. <
>
> This has not been my experience in trying tenors recently. I have
> small
> hands and have found the palm keys too high on most of the new tenors I
> have tried. I am going to check this out more carefully at the NAMM
> show next January, although I don't recall the Japanese horns being
> available to try.
>
> Gary
>

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