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Re: Clark Fobes is amazing!

Author: GBK
Date: 2008-06-09 18:38

Since I play a Selmer Series 9 Eb clarinet (1966) Clark and I discussed on the phone about finding an Eb extension which would fit, since the bell tenon is slightly bigger than the standard R13, which his extensions fit.

After some careful measuring (but in the end, not careful enough) Clark sent me an Eb extension to try. Unfortunately it was a bit too snug to fit on the bell tenon. Clark told me to immediately send it back and he would find (or make) a different one with a slightly more open bell receiver.

After a week, the new Eb extension arrived and it fit perfectly - like it was made for the clarinet.

As noted by others, it definitely has an effect on the resulting sound -especially the long B, C, C# (and the lower 12ths). I also found that the extension seems to round out the sound of the entire clarinet and (for lack of a better term) 'darken' to tone quality - removing some of the stridency.

After playing Eb clarinet with it on, I cannot now imagine going without using it... GBK

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