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Re: bore size

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-08-22 10:23

Where Yamaha student clarinets could be better is the positioning/angle of the RH pinky keys - if you do find it a stretch to reach them, they can be bent sideways fairly easily so they angle upwards (but still in the same plane) towards the lower ring key pillar to reduce the stretch.

But have someone who knows what they're doing instead of bending them yourself if you've never done this before as they will need regulating after being bent and the gap between the F#/C# and E/B touch for the crow's foot to run in has to be spot on so it doesn't catch.

I did this on a YCL-250 for a player with small hands who couldn't reach the RH F/C and E/B touches easily as well as moving the thumbrest. She had no problem with the RH pinky keys on my old Selmers so I re-angled the keys on her Yamaha to be more like that as seen on Selmers.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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