Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2011/06

From: Martin Marks <martymarks511@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Thoughts on the sax-bothering-my-thumb thing
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:05:48 -0400

As for the altos, I had to use palm key risers on Mark V1's and the Series
11 but not on the Yamahas, Series 111, or Yanagisawa.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:30 PM, Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>wrote:

> 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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