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Re: That extra pad on the lower joint of some clarinets

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2019-06-06 09:02

This key doesn't affect F/C except it has to be adjusted accurately for it (also E/B and to a lesser degree F#/C#) to work well.

It is for venting the G/D, which is a slightly more resistant note as a result of being an "under" vented note. Meaning the next tone hole, the one for the F#/C#, is closed.
It's why the tone hole under the F/C key is usually significantly larger than the one under the E/B key.

I guess some makers consider that two tone holes at specific sizes and locations result in a better G/D than one tone hole with the largest realistic size.
Many bass clarinets have are made that way (for at least a few decades).
Whether the "problem" is enough that it's worth the extra mechanism is for every maker and player to decide when making/buying a clarinet.

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