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Re: The Eb Lever- Big or small?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2014-07-20 03:05

The LH Ab/Eb lever in the 1st photo is the type being fitted as standard as it's more economical to fit as the other LH levers and their linkages are largely unaltered (apart from the LH levers having a cut-out in them to make room for the Ab/Eb barrel), so the same parts can be used on all clarinets with just a minor alteration for ones fitted with the additional LH Ab/Eb lever. This kind of LH Ab/Eb lever will be easier to fit to any 17/6 clarinet aftermarket (if Buffet offered such a service).

The older style (in the 2nd photo) needs a differently shaped LH F#/C# lever and a longer linkage piece so is a bit more costly to produce due to specialist parts only fitted to clarinets with this keywork configuration. This configuration is best done at the point of manufacture as it will be far more costly to do aftermarket due to the alterations to the existing keywork or making entirely new keys (whichever is easier).

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

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