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Re: Clarinet Key Design

Author: kilo
Date: 2007-09-08 11:37

Perhaps those keys deliberately designed that way so the index finger or thumb can slide on and off the key easily. Since the finger tip isn't directly covering a tone hole, secure precise placement isn't that critical. I often just roll my finger up and open the A key with the edge of my finger or activate the register key with the side of my thumb; having to place them in a depression might slow the fingering of the note following. I wonder if you could experiment by gluing a bit of cork as a stop — a tech recently did this for me on the low B of my tenor sax for similar reasons and I like the result.

Post Edited (2007-09-08 11:38)

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