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Re: What is/was wrong with big bore clarinets?

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2017-02-23 09:12

David Spiegelthal,

A lot of the problem is with the register tube. Bass clarinets can use a register tube that is both small and in the acoustically correct position. This is because they have a separate vent for throat Bb. This is part of the reason why a wide range of bass clarinets bore sizes exist. Since Bb clarinets must have a relatively bigger register tube, they tend to respond more to changes in bore size.

I actually have an early "large bore" Selmer 33 bass clarinet with a bore about 1mm bigger than my Lyrique bass. Despite this small difference the Selmer has wide 12ths and is also sharp in the lower register around Bb-G despite having two register vents.

-Jdbassplayer

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