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Re: Bass Clarinet high register

Author: Laurelin
Date: 2013-03-01 20:20

I have a rented student model bass, same issue. It's because the register key is badly designed on models that do not cost as much as a decent used car.... it should be a double register key, but it isn't.

I got a ridiculously awesome mouthpiece - Grabner's Bloom - and while it's still annoying, I know that it is possible to play it. Mostly I only have trouble if I'm starting a phrase on the A or B note up there, everything else is pretty reliable.

Playing lots of thirds, fourths, fifths, etc. also helps.

The real fix is buying a Bass with a double register key, though.

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