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Re: Eb clarinet question

Author: Ed
Date: 2014-11-11 19:55

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that would mean Bb basses would then have to descend to low B

I recall that Mazzeo had his bass clarinet modified by the people Powell flutes so that it would descend to low B. I believe that Dennis Smylie owns this instrument.

You can see the picture here-

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/09/d5/25/09d525d99851fac409574b29f841b013.jpg

While the full Boehm certainly has fans, some players I have known did not like the extra weight and also felt that the extra mechanism was much more difficult to keep regulated. I don't think any of the makers offer much beyond the standard keyword and perhaps an alternate LH Eb key. I remember old catalogues where Selmer offered a number of different options for key work including the Mazzeo mechanism.

Post Edited (2014-11-11 19:56)

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