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Re: Bass clarinet question

Author: JEG ★2017
Date: 2014-09-04 19:46

For what it's worth, my 1971 Selmer Model 33 bass clarinet has the articulated C#/G# and the left-hand Ab/Eb keys. I do use the Ab/Eb key on occasion; when I was in college I played bass clarinet in the Janacek 'Mladi' sextet. There is a slur from low Eb to Ab that can't be slurred unless you have the extra key. I know the newer bass clarinets have left-hand low Eb keys, among others, but basically it's whatever the individual prefers.

I can't say that I've consciously used the C#/G# key much, but other than the fact that it occasionally sticks, it's good to know it's there.

In my opinion, it's nice to have the options.

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