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Offset register key?

Author: TheOtherJon
Date: 2016-09-27 01:22

Hello,

I've been playing clarinet off and and for a few years and am no expert on different makes and models. I just upgraded from a plastic Yamaha 250 (the first and only clarinet I've played) to a used Yamaha 450N, and the first thing I noticed after assembling the instrument is that the register key along with the tone hole on the bottom are a little off-center (slightly to the left from my PoV while playing). My 250 was dead center.

So is this a minor construction anomaly, or are they purposely designed this way? I find it a little less comfortable to play, like I can't really cradle the instrument in my hands as well. I have to keep my fingers and thumb a little more parallel to each other, rather than the curved 'C' shape I've grown accustomed to. I'm sure I'll adjust, but I was curious as to whether it was intentionally designed this way.

-Jon

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