 The Fingering Forum
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Author: Eoin
Date: 1999-07-15 08:54
The standard Boehm system clarinet has 6 rings, one on the
thumb hole and one on each of the finger holes except the hole for the third finger of the left hand, ironically called the ring finger!
Some expensive models have 7 rings, one on each finger hole.
What does the extra ring do?
Eoin
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Author: Louis Rubens
Date: 1999-07-21 23:29
Dear Eoin ,
The seventh key is just for looks , it doesnt do anyting special.
Bass Clarinetist of the WBBC Orchestra,
Louis Rubens
Guano13LR@aol.com
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Author: Frank
Date: 1999-08-03 03:19
It really depends on the clarinet. For the most part, a 7-ringed clarinet is cosmetic. However, some clarinet makers have experimented with using the ring-finger left hand as a possibility to make transitions on the break (Throat tone A and Bb) easier.
I've also seen a few clarinets that use the 7th ring to make the high E come out easier and on tune. Unfortunately, they stopped trying this in the 40's.
Fads will come and go, I'd advise to stick with the classic fingerings...
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Author: Aglauro
Date: 1999-09-09 07:03
Cosmetic? Is nobody aware that the 7th ring in the full Boehm yields a useful forked fingering (1st-3rd left hand) for Eb/Bb?
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Author: Frosty
Date: 2001-05-12 18:02
I don't actually own a 7 ring clarinet, but the 6 rings I do know of push down a pad to keep the note natural. The 7th ring is probably for a clarinet that is a little irregular and had a barrel that's a little to wide/narrow. It probably just does the same thing the other rings do: Pushes down a pad somewhere out of the way on the clarinet.
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