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Re: Solution For Bb/Eb Case

Author: Simon Aldrich
Date: 2013-02-08 14:38

Chris P's remark regarding not putting stress on the LH nylon pins is a good one.
At the beginning of an opera once, my Bb slipped out of my hands during a clarinet switch. I caught it with my right hand around the lower joint, putting pressure on the LH auxiliary Eb key. It was not a violent action nor did I apply a lot of pressure, but it was enough to break the nylon pin of the LH Eb key. Of course if you have to continue for three hours with a broken pin, the best pin to break is that of the LH Eb, since the instrument remains functional (the regular clarion Eb functions independently of the LH Eb mechanism). It did feel weird however because the LH Eb key now had nothing to keep it in place. The key would regularly teeter-totter, depending on the angle of the clarinet. The opera was so boring that the unpredictable seesawing of the LH Eb key thankfully gave me something to think about. I reflected on how the key's movement felt like a vestigial third limb that serves no function but flaps around in the wind, distracting you from time to time. One's brain grasps at straws in long boring operas.

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