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Re: Low and high pitch

Author: modernicus
Date: 2008-02-15 12:45

You are speaking of very old clarinets, right? I had the impression that any high pitch instruments hadn't been manufactured for about 80 years now, but I can't speak for anywhere other than the U.S.. As I recently learned, a high pitch Bb clarinet seems to be significantly shorter than a low pitch Bb clarinet. I purchased an incomplete 19th century French "Albert/simple system" clarinet and it turned out the bell and two joints (the only parts I have) are substantially shorter than a modern LP Boehm clarinet, even though it is marked "B", likely making it a high pitch Bb instrument. If both you and the seller are unsure about HP/LP instrument specifications, and the clarinet is unmarked, without playing it, you are likely taking a risk buying such an instrument if you are trying to avoid buying a HP clarinet, which I assume you are.

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