Author: Wayne Thompson
Date: 2004-06-02 07:16
I'm still confused about vents, and you may remember that I've been involved in previous threads.
eg.
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=138482&t=138230
The terminology is not super clear, and there are obviously many different mechanical methods to control "automatic" register vents.
Discounting the mechanical linkages, and discounting the 'vent' in the left index finger pad for the altissimo, how many vents are used for the throat Bb and the clarion?
I have a Vito in front of me that has a large vent for the Bb only, and a small vent higher up, though not on the neck, for the entire clarion. That's TWO vents, and this sounds like the Ridenour system. I find the Bb to be great, and the clarion more or less difficult in some places. I understand some of you believe this is the natural condition for this system.
I have an SML (French, about 1970?) in front of me that has a not so large vent for the Bb and the clarion long B, C, and D, and another vent on the neck for the remainder of the clarion. That's also TWO vents. A 1920's Selmer I played recently had the similar two vents, though they were controlled manually with two touchpieces. And I thought I saw the same two vents (automatic, of course) on a fairly recent Paris Selmer. Did I dream this? I found the Bb stuffier, but the clarion better on the old Selmer and on my SML.
A better solution seems to be a separate vent for the Bb, and two vents for the clarion, though the mechanism would get more complex. That's THREE vents. Has this been done? Is that what you're referring to, Don, when you say "my Selmer's 3"?
If so, who has the three vents? Modern top of the line Buffets? (I'm pretty sure the intermediate Buffet has the two vent Vito, Ridenour system?) Modern Paris Selmers? Modern Amatis?
Thanks, in advance. What I've tried to do here is summarize the complete picture, and ask clearly for help on what still seems fuzzy.
Wayne Thompson
Post Edited (2004-06-02 07:27)
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