Author: davidjsc
Date: 2021-03-28 01:48
I've seen these JP simplified clarinets. First off, they are not the 'traditional' 'simple system' clarinets AKA Albert clarinets, so Albert / "simple system" fingering charts won't help you.
These JP simplified clarinets are Boehm keywork with alternate fingerings and rarely used trill keys eliminated. May sound strange for folks who learnt on a Boehm not to have alternate cross fingerings, but really not much different approach for an Albert or oboe player. When I moved from oboe to a Boehm, I found and still do I often stick to one fingering per note regardless how complex some movement may seem between fingerings, because it is just what I am used to out of habit.
Anyways, what you need to do is get a regular Boehm fingering chart and then go through it and remove any fingerings which have keys not possible on your JP. from what I recall, it is really the pinky keys which they have trimmed down - i.e. looks like they eliminated the left-hand F# key. As well as 3 of the 4 right-hand trill/alternate keys.
That is how I'd approach trying to play one of these.
I'd be curious how they have you finger the bottom-line E-flat, because the X00X00 fingering on the JP I have is really really poor. I'd hope that remaining right-hand side key is for your E-flat.
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Post Edited (2021-03-28 01:57)
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