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Bass clarinet Argg revisited

Author: Kurt
Date: 2000-01-14 22:30

This one is driving me nuts. I've been playing an old bass clarinet with a two key, two hole register system. My problem is the notes E and Eb. They can be slurred to and through however, to tounge the notes is darn near impossible without some very scary squeakes and skwonks (it isn't a matter of stuffiness). I've had the pads checked an a few replaced but that did not help. Passages that require several tounged E or Eb's can't be played. I've tried embouchure and reed changes as well. Anyone have any suggestions? Is it me or the horn? Are other bass's this difficult in this area.

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