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Re: Buffet Bass Clarinet Question

Author: C2thew
Date: 2007-03-26 06:39

Nobody i think has mentioned about filing tone holes to lower the pitch. this is a very difficult thing to do right and well so please take precaution if you do consider doing so. so basically what filing the tone holes do is to expand the tone hole, thus lowering the pitch. however the consequence of filing one tone hole might affect lower tone holes just below. The great news is that if it's the clarion B and clarion C notes; they are located at the bottom of the instrument, and thus will only affect that register and the lower register. if you do file the tone hole, make sure you file from the top of the tone hole and not the bottom as the sound travevls first through the top. and if this doesn't work, you can always put electrical tape to add back to the tone hole.

sounds like this would do the trick. might render your lowest note a little different too.

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