Author: kerryklari
Date: 2021-11-21 14:16
Thanks both for the information.
I've recently returned to clarinet after a long absence, and I wasn't ever better than "lower intermediate" anyway. In the meantime, I've been playing recorder. I found the fingerings on my old Selmer quite awkward, decided to try out German fingering, and find it works much better for me (much closer to recorder fingerings basically).
I'm still experimenting with instruments. I bought an old 2nd hand Adler but it really needs an overhaul and I'm not certain that it's worth spending much on, so considering buying something else - though I have acquired a few German mouthpieces now and it would be a pity if they wouldn't fit an Austrian clarinet.
The only fingering I find awkward on the Adler is the first space F using the side key. It's ok and no doubt one gets used to it, but the cross fingering of oxo|ooo that works on recorder is more natural, so I was interested to see it given as a fingering that works on Austrian model clarinets, though all other fingering is the same as on standard German instruments. I'm sure you'll have seen it, but the fingering chart I'm referring to is this one: https://www.wfg.woodwind.org/clarinet/ocl_alt_1.html
This gives 4 fingerings for F: the side key one as standard, trill key one for Oehler systems (my Adler doesn't have this key), cross fingering for Austrian systems and similar but with extra fingers down to reduce the sharpness on German systems. Only the first really works for me. oxo|ooo is sharp, oxx|ooo isn't bad pitch-wise but not a good note, quite muffled, and oxx|xoo is worse.
There are several "every possible fingering" guides around for Boehm clarinet - is there such a thing for "German family" clarinets? None of the charts I have seen list the xox|ooo Eb fingering for example.
Post Edited (2021-11-21 14:18)
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