Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2006-04-26 11:12
1. Just make sure that the the low ring key is fully closing the pad on the A/D key, via the 'bridge' linkage.
2. The side Eb/Bb key is opens a tone hole that is dedicated to those two notes. By contrast, the 1-1 (or 1-1,2 etc) uses tone holes that happen to be there for other notes. A maker does not want to compromise those other notes, so the 1-1 one fingering often is out of tune, different in tone, or even quite unstable. Different makers settle on different compromises.
Regarding Chris's comments on the "sliver" key's tone hole often having a different diameter and location, I assumed that was so that the player had more options for the best tuning and tone for either Eb/Bb, or certain top register fingerings.
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