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Re: Selmer Full Boehm Eb Clarinets ...

Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-03-29 14:32

Till Eulenspiegel is all within range on a regular Eb, but the extra length adds extra resonance on the low E and middle B - the same can be done by fitting the Fobes extension barrel to a regular Eb.

It's nice to be able to use full Boehm fingerings on Eb which I use regularly on my Bb/A clarinets such as the forked Eb/Bb, LH Ab/Eb, articulated C#/G# and using the low Eb as a middle Bb. It's a lovely little beast to play - very easy across the range and altissimo F#, G and Ab speak very easily using any choice of fingerings. It's got a much broader tone compared to my Buffet which is what I suspected but still has plenty of sweetness to it.

One thing I noticed is the LH levers are all set further away from the LH3 tonehole compared to a Bb/A clarinet which does mean a bit of a stretch - but this was after I shortened the LH Ab/Eb lever! Originally the LH Ab/Eb lever was in the way of the F#/C# lever so I kept catching it when going for a LH F#/C#. On the current Recital Ebs the LH F/C lever pillar is higher up the instrument and the LH levers are longer too, so I may do some more surgery on it to bring them all to the same relative position as my Bb/A clarinets. I do find the LH F#/C# is awkwardly positioned and it's a bit of a stretch to get it (even with relatively large hands) and it wasn't until I measured the touchpiece positions that I realised they're all further down the joint.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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