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Is there a difference between German and Austrian key systems

Author: kerryklari
Date: 2021-11-19 23:58

I know that the bores are slightly different, but I wonder if there is much/any difference between the key systems? I've seen an old Yamaha advert that says their Austrian 458 models have linked G#/A keys "like Austrian clarinets" but they now do that on their German ones too. Schreiber link the keys on their Austrian models but not the German ones; in addition, they say it has "adjusted positioning of the keys" but not what the adjustments are. The German fingering pages on this website say that the forked first space F works on Austrian clarinets, but Yamaha make no mention of this in their fingering chart, nor have I seen it anywhere else. Overall, I can't tell if there are any standard differences you would expect any Austrian model clarinet to have, or whether it's mainly small things that vary between makers, apart from the larger bore.

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