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RE: Plateau Clarinet

Author: Graham
Date: 2001-02-22 19:43

There are three reasons you would want to have a plateau style soprano clarinet:

1) You have really small hands and this is the only way you can cover the holes (a very common occurance on flutes for some flute players)

2) You are an old geezer/geezette that has bad arthritus and cannot cover the holes fully because your hands are in such bad condition. The plateau keys make playing possible.

3) You play clarinet in a marching band. When it's sleeting our or its 30 degrees below zero in a Santa Claus parade, it would be awful nice to have covered tone holes so you could wear gloves when you play. Normally you have to have bare hands or bare finger tips when playing in this cold weather, and your hands seize up and the frostbite is awful.

It is for Reason 3, I would love to have a plateau key soprano clarinet. (since it is for marching, either a plastic or metal one would be best)

Graham
visit: Guelph Concert Band http://www.concert-band.guelph.on.ca

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