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Re: Bass clarinet question

Author: Chris P
Date: 2016-06-26 21:30

I had a low Bb barrel with a key made specifically for my cor anglais so I can get a Concert low Eb on it. It's linked directly to the low B key so I lose the B natural entirely while it's engaged, just as you'd lose the low Eb on a bass with a piece of tubing placed in the bell for the low D.

Originally I had a plain wooden barrel that had to be removed each time I wanted a low B natural, but with the keyed barrel I only need to disengage it from the bell vent key link by rotating it a few degrees so the lowest note is B natural again.

A similar thing can be made for a low Eb bass or to extend a bass built to low E to low Eb (eg. old Conn, etc. basses) and keyed so you have the full chromatic range. Cost will be an issue if you can't justify it on a regular plastic bass, but it at least bridges a slight gap between an affordable bass and a pro level low C bass costing many times that of a plastic bass.

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

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