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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 1999-07-21 13:43
A double register key is actually a single key, but, depending on the note being fingered, one of two register vents or holes is opened. It does not affect the way that you finger any of the notes, but improves the sound and intonation of notes in the upper registers. The mechanism to control which hole is opened is much more complex than that needed to open a single hole and thus adds to the cost of the instrument.
I believe that the main reason that smaller clarinets (soprano, etc.) are not offered with double register keys is that there is insufficient room on the instrument for the additional keywork.
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Joanne |
1999-07-21 01:16 |
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Kurt |
1999-07-21 04:47 |
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RE: bass clarinet comparisons new |
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Don Poulsen |
1999-07-21 13:43 |
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Don Poulsen |
1999-07-21 13:50 |
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David Spiegelthal |
1999-07-21 17:50 |
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Don Berger |
1999-07-21 18:11 |
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Robert Small |
1999-07-21 19:22 |
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Don Poulsen |
1999-07-21 20:31 |
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Mark Charette |
1999-07-21 20:37 |
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