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Author: Mary Jo
Date: 2006-09-07 21:02
In the recent "why C?" thread, the length of a low-pitch C clarinet is said to be 50.5 CM without a mouthpiece.
I'd be grateful if any of the experts on this forum could tell me the pitch of an old Albert System clarinet I have, which is approximately 50 CM in length without the mouthpiece. I'm guessing that would make mine high pitch?
Another related question concerns the mouthpiece, which has a smaller bore than a Bb mouthpiece ("bore" in this case meaning the part that goes in the barrel). Is this smaller mouthpiece a characteristic of high pitched C clarinets?
Thank you for your assistance.
Mary Jo
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2006-09-07 21:08
Once upon a time I was the proud owner of an Indian <blush> Albert (Bb, tho') clarinet and the mouthpiece tenon was indeed nonstandard (roughly 1..2 mm smaller than the usual Bb thingy). So I'd say it's a characteristic of Albert-System clarinets and not necessarily C clarinets.
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Ben
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Author: Mary Jo
Date: 2006-09-08 09:49
Thank you for replying, Ben. I'm still confused, since some Cousenon Alberts I also have, an A an Bb, have barrels that accept a modern Bb mouthpiece. Perhaps my C, which has two levers for RH pinkie use instead of two levers with rollers like the A and Bb, is an earlier type of Albert and so has a nonstandard bore. A mystery still.
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2006-09-09 15:32
It should be stamped on the instrument. Most of those dating from the early 20th C usualy had either a H for high pitch or L for low. The Boosey and Co instruments certainly did.
Peter Cigleris
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