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Re: The Register Key and tuning compromises

Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2014-08-13 18:32

An observation I've made before, perhaps not here but certainly on the Klarinet list, is that the speaker key on old clarinets is often set well proud of the body of the instrument.

This gives one the opportunity to modulate the degree to which the key is open.

For example, with your thumb on the END of the key, you can alter your thumb position so that the leather pad is very close to the speaker tube. That can help intonation and stability at the top and the bottom of the clarion register – for example, whilst playing the echoton passage in the slow movement of Crusell #2.

On the other hand, the key can be very open for throat G# and A#.

You can of course do this on a modern clarinet. I have sometimes even CHANGED the clearance setup (by bending the key slightly) just before playing the slow movement solo in Schubert #8:-)

Tony

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