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Re: Grace note fingerings

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-02-29 01:30

I think this really depends a good deal on your instrument and how the side Bb sounds and responds. My A and side Bb are for practical purposes identical in color and volume (response) on both my Bb and A clarinets. I'm not sure I understand what an "emphatic" note is (much less a "too emphatic" one), except if it naturally speaks louder than A. I'd rather use one finger on the side key and one the A key than 5 or 6 (counting all the additional resonance fingers) for the other fingering.

Of course, if the next note is above the break, the regular Bb fingering is usually better.

One of the features I like on my Patricola C clarinet is the linkage that opens a tone hole similar to the side Bb when only the A and register keys are pressed (and closes when there are more fingers down for a note above the break), eliminating the primary need for resonance fingerings for the standard Bb.

Karl

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