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Re: bass clarinet altissimo

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2007-09-16 04:47

>> Do you "half-hole" C#?

Depends on your bass I guess. On my bass the C# is a little better without the half hole (the finger off the key completely) but works good with the half hole too if easier in the moment (for example D C# D). On a Selmer 35 I tried recently it was also better without the half hole.

Han, sorry but it is not entirely clear if your bass clarinet has the half hole or not. That is a very small hole in the middle of the key for your first finger of left hand (sorry if I explain something you already know, but I couldn't tell from your posts if you knew what it was). If you have it then it is best for D and up to close the key but leave this hole open. If you don't have it then most likely that at least D# and up will sound better with this key closed. Leaving this key completely open will almost definitely not work.

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