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Measuring Clarinet lengths to establish the key of the instrument

Author: Enatural
Date: 2017-12-23 22:40

Hi,

I have been trying to find a good method of establishing the key of a clarinet by measurement. I have several clarinets, all with different barrel and bell lengths. When I measure from top of barrel to to bottom of bell I get measurements for the shortest 384mm and the longest 630mm. I know barrels and bells are often swapped so I cannot be sure if the originals are the ones still in the case.
So for the longest at 630mm it must be in Bb Full Bohme, but the shortest gives me an odd key with C = E natural, that clearly must be wrong, so I am looking for the right method of measuring establishing the key.

Thank you

Post Edited (2017-12-26 15:44)

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