Author: Kalakos
Date: 2004-04-15 23:31
Hello: On the "left-handed clarinets" topic. Years ago, my great uncle taught me to play the Greek shepherd's flute. He played right hand up (ie backwards from a clarinet). He told me that when he used to play klarino (simple system Greek style clarinet), he hd and played a left handed one. He recommended I find one too. I looked and looked, because when I started some day, I wanted to play the same way we did the flute. When I was living in Greece several years later (1970), I found one. Just like the regular "Albert" but with the right hand up and the other one down. It was not in very good condition and I was on limited funds, so I didn't buy it. (wish I had)
They do exist, as some of the other list mates have said. They were exactly like the standard instrument but all in reverse. How many were made or what percentage, I have no idea. By the way, I still play the shepherd's flute, the zourna, and the gaida (Greek bagpipe) with the right hand up, but the simple systen (Albert) clarinet the "regular" way with the right hand down.
Best regards,
John Pappas
Kalakos
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