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Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-07-05 02:12
The Buffet Tosca has, as does the Forte clarinet, and I think Ripamonti clarinets have an assymetric speaker key.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2007-07-05 02:19)
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Author: Wes
Date: 2007-07-05 03:59
It was also on a Leblanc Robert Lowery(sp) model, a fine instrument.
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Author: rsholmes
Date: 2007-07-17 02:02
I saw an asymmetric key the other night -- I went to an enjoyable concert by a local clarinet quartet, Highland Winds, and there was an asymmetric register key on the bass clarinet. I forgot to ask him afterwards what make and model it was.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-07-17 02:31
I believe Lowry[sp?] has an older patent on his R K which was available on Leblancs in the ?50s-80's?, may still be obtainable? I'll make a pat search tomorrow, if no one "gets there first". I have seen only a few modifications beside the old wrap-arounds and the doubled touches ETC for the larger cls, with worse R K PLUS Bb problems than the sops have. The fine paper given by Debbi Reeves at the Edinburgh meeting, when available, devoted to the Bb/Register Vent [compromise] solutions, might show other designs also. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2007-07-17 14:20
I have been unsuccesful, RSH, in looking up a Low[e]ry register key touch-shape pat, it may have been un-patented, or via a "design" pat, non-retrievable somehow. If you wish to view some of the many register key modifications "proposed", but only a few actually produced, Search on Google/Patents via "clarinet register key", it is a bit more convenient than retrieving by a USPTO search. Will lok for my Leblanc ad for the "Lowry" key. Luck, Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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