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Re: E Flat vs plateau b flat plateau clarinet

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2021-05-19 19:42

Slp36360 wrote:

> My question is does a Eflat clarinet has the same spacing as
> the Bflat, are the keys closer together. Or should I just look
> for a plateau clarinet.

As I understand it, plateau keys can be fitted to a standard clarinet, leaving open the possibility of installing plateau covers into the rings you're having trouble covering and leaving the rest open. I've never seen a clarinet that has been altered this way, and I'm not sure how the LH index finger ring is handled, since the ring goes down with the thumb, which would make [E4]

impossible without some kind of modification. But it might be worth investigating instead of buying a whole new plateau-keyed clarinet.

The problem with Eb clarinets for your purpose is that they aren't simply smaller versions of a Bb clarinet. Yes, the finger spacing is closer (too close for comfort for some of us).They tend in my experience to be more resistant (I assume because the bore is more narrow and the reed and mouthpiece facing are shorter) and intonation, especially in the altissimo range, is quite variable from instrument to instrument. They are in many ways just different creatures. So, you may trade other complaints for the closer holes. If part of your goal as a clarinetist is to play in groups, depending on the instrumentation of the group you may find that there aren't parts available, so you or someone else will have to transpose them from other existing parts.

Karl

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