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Re: "A" clarinet

Author: Philip Caron
Date: 2016-09-21 21:43

I have two R13's, Bb and A. The right hand has to work slightly harder on the A. I suspect the greater length and spacing leads to a bit more stretching, especially for the pinky.

Further, on my A the thumb rest is positioned lower than the one on the Bb, even accounting for the proportions of the length. (I'm not terribly fond of how low the Bb one is either.) That caused difficulty for me for a time, though it seems to have been overcome by patient practice.

In addition, the layout of the keys differs a bit, in particular the four keys for the left pinky. The left F/C and the C#/G# keys are positioned a little differently in relation to the other left pinky keys, and in their height relative to the instrument.

For those reasons I alternate daily practice sessions between the two clarinets. That's not a matter of religious adherence, but if I stay with one or the other for more than a few consecutive days, the next time I return to the neglected instrument it seems to take a while for my fingering to behave nicely again.

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