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 "cross" fingerings update
Author: ron b 
Date:   2004-12-03 01:27

By way of promised response to a previous thread, without plowing through all the prior responses...
I tried two 'cross' fingerings on the Simple System clarinet this afternoon. The first space F, normally Txoo|ooo/with side 'trill' key -- fingered Toxo|ooo is really stuffy, almost too stuffy to 'live with it' :|
Above staff Ab to Bb: T(R)oo[sliver]o|ooo to T(R)oxo|ooo is 'passable' but not not 'easy listenin' ' by a long shot :(
sooo... it seems that "Simple Sis" likes one set of fingerings and not much of anything else -- strictly a No Frills horn. I'm used to not trying alternates with the SS so it seems normal not to use any. She's a fun horn, sounds nice tonewise, but just not enthusiastic about playing "Flight of the Bumblebee" any time soon  :)


- r[cool]n b -

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 Re: "cross" fingerings update
Author: sfalexi 
Date:   2004-12-04 01:56

Out of curiousity, did you play around with variations of the first fingering?

For instance,

Toxx|ooo or Tox'o|ooo ( ' = sliver key)

Just curious if maybe more venting might help that stuffiness and then you'll have an alternate way to play if you wanted!

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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 Re: "cross" fingerings update
Author: ron b 
Date:   2004-12-04 04:44

I haven't tried that on the Simple System yet, Alexi, but... (yeah!  :) ) on the Albert, Tox'o|ooo work great! I'd overlooked that one for whatever reason... old dog, old tricks, I guess. Or, just old age laziness. But, yeah, thank you, that's a good fingering. That little extra venting helps a lot, brings it right up to pitch.

(Now I've learned TWO things today. My student showed me high D using R/T[Ab/G#]ooo|ooo )  :)what a wonderful day....


- ron b -

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