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Re: Yamaha Clarinets

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-01-30 05:03

We need to keep in mind that Boehm in his infinite wisdom was just trying to make things easier (and less mechanical) when he openly compromised between the slightly lower chalumeau "E" and the slightly higher clarion "B." Selmer is just living the dream by staying out of the business of defeating the Boehm ideal. From what I have experienced on the Privilege, they are doing a wonderful job!

That said, after having experienced the Oehler system Wurlitzers, I find the thumb key remarkably easy to use and only makes a potentially bad situation almost perfect (the German approach to pitch is to leave the 12ths there pretty much natural for a more even scale, and just correct the flat low "E" and "F" on the top line horns with the thumb trigger). So yes, I personally am in favor of Boehm clarinets using this approach for tuning but rather than leave the clarion "B" slightly high they should design the bores more like the Germans.......which is the point on the Yamaha CSGs.

The thumb trigger basically sits just under the tip of your thumb so you only bend at the "knuckle" to engage (pretty much analogous to our friend the octave key).

...............Paul Aviles

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