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Re: Bass clarinet prices and a hidden Eb key

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2010-05-17 03:24

>> My Selmer (low C) has a thumb low Eb key. Though it also has a RH pinky low Eb key. <<

Selmers (with low C) usually have that key but the bass clarinet in the photos is different with the bell key looking like the E key. There is no real sign of an Eb key (i.e. the part with pad on it) regardless of where the lever/touchpiece would be.

>> in your experience often are the notes on the low-C extension actually needed? <<

It depends. If you are a musician (and play bass clarinet) who is going in a direction to try to find new things and break boundaries, then you most likely can find ways that make sense for many different tools you have, one of them is the extra notes. If you only play specific music in a certain group, like a band or an orchestra, then it will only depend on what that group and you play.

I originally bought a low C bass clarinet because I just had a feeling that I want/need it. The same type of feeling that I had many years ago that I wanted to play clarinet. A feeling that is a part of you, not something to control. It is now very rare that I don't use all or almost all the notes to the low C in a concert or rehearsal.

Post Edited (2010-05-17 03:27)

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