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Re: Bass Clarinet F#

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2006-12-20 17:49

Generally, allowing the thumb key to open more is the best approach. Bending the key is fine if you're careful; or you can thin the cork underneath the thumb key arm; or if that cork is already very thin you can file a shallow 'trough' in the instrument body underneath the key arm (where the corking is) to allow the arm to be slightly inset when open. If these don't work, you may want to enlarge the tonehole; or radius/bevel the rim (bore side as well as outside), or flare the shoulders of the thumb key cavity in the body of the instrument if it's a close fit to the key (as for example on Malerne-made bass clarinets, although this is usually not the cause).

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