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fingering chart for simple system (?) A clarinet

Author: JeffK
Date: 2011-11-27 11:21

I've just had a +/- 125yr old W.D.Cubbit & Son (London, UK) A clarinet restored. It has some sort of pre-Boehm / simple system fingering (Albert or Oehler system maybe?)

A few questions:

1) Any suggestion on how to find out what fingering system it actually does have?

2) Assuming it IS in A (there's an 'A' above the makers name) could anyone point me to a fingering chart, please? I'm not a clarinetist (well, not yet!).

3) Does anyone know anything about the history of these makers?

Thanks,
Jeff

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Re: fingering chart for simple system (?) A clarinet

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-11-27 17:40

The various beginner clarinet methods have, or at least used to have, fold-out fingering charts, one side for the Boehm system and the other side for the Albert or Simple System. Go to a music store and see if that's still done.

A rather clumsy set of fingering charts is at:
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/ocl_bas_1.html
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/ocl_bas_2.html and
http://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/ocl_bas_3.html

A more compact chart, rather fuzzy but usable, is at http://books.google.com/books?id=hBfAfSLzrLkC&pg=PA31&dq=albert+clarinet+fingering+chart+-rice&hl=en&ei=eYPSTvOAPY2XtwfC3ImwDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CE8Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=albert%20clarinet%20fingering%20chart%20-rice&f=false.

Ken Shaw

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Re: fingering chart for simple system (?) A clarinet

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2011-11-27 23:46

The Otto Langey series clarinet tutors definitely have charts for both Boehm and simple system models and these are still available in the UK.
However they can often be bought from second hand stores, charity shops or on "that" website at much lower costs.
The finger system is identical for a Bb or A clarinet.

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Re: fingering chart for simple system (?) A clarinet

Author: JeffK
Date: 2011-11-30 21:14

Thanks both,

Jeff

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