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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2001-10-18 14:18
Can the keys for the right hand little finger be adjusted higher or lower than the factory sets them? I'm realizing that my Yamaha keys are lower than other clarinets I have played, which makes playing the right hand E/B fingering somewhat difficult. If this is possible, how difficult is it for a qualified tech to do? Risks??
Thanks,
Matt
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-10-18 14:35
Matt,
I can be done fairly easily by a good tech, with little risk. The main difficulty is that it also requires re-adjusting the 'crow's foot' and the l.h. pinky (alternate middle C) lever clearances to eliminate play and ensure that the two lowest pads seal simultaneously when fingering the low E/middle B.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-10-18 14:45
Again, I'll post my "simple-minded" solution to the rt hand E/B. For me it is related to the too-low position of the usual mfgr's thumbrest location. May I suggest putting your rt thumb ON TOP OF the TR , reaching for the E/B touchpiece to see if a higher location "is right for you"!! It is for me. Don
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2001-10-18 16:52
David:
Thank you for the reply. I will talk to my tech about it.
Don:
I flipped my TR over and it did help a bit. I also tried the Koomien Etude TR but did not like it so I'm back to the original TR. What I have realized though is that the real difference between this and my spare clarinet (as well as the other 2 instruments I recently sold) is the height of these keys relative to the location of the finger holes/keys. My belief is that the difficulty I have will be resolved if I can get these keys lifted a bit.
Thanks also for the reply. If I hadn't already been through this exercise I would consider it as a valuable experiment to try.
Matt
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