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Re: A Tale of Two Selmer Bass Clarinet Necks

Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2017-12-19 07:44

I've had many bass clarinet students over the years and that included many doublers trying to learn the bass. it comes natural to some players and not others. As far as the angle goes, it's all a matter of comfort and intonation. My entire 50 BSO career I played my low C model 62 Selmer with the orignal neck. i had to tilt my neck back and under a bit to get the tone and control I desired. All the new basses come with a more angled neck which most of my students said was more comfortable but I was so used to mine I never changer necks or instruments. It's enterily up to the individual. As far as the half hole for high C#, D or above it really depends on the instrument not the neck. On my bass I play the C# opened like a clarnet and half hole for everythig above that but it's different on many on my other instruments I've played. And of course there's the alternative fingerings for the C# to the E or F. Check my bass fingering chart on my website to see them.. Some are very common among pros.

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