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Re: Longer register tube corrects sharp throat Bb

Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2014-11-03 21:28

...questions and comment...hopefully not to tangential from the original post

Q: How does covering some of the upper joint's lower tone holes affect (hopefully improve) the sound of the throat "Bb" with (or before) the new register tube, and how does it improve the sound (maybe I should say "color") of the note on the clarinet in question irrespective of pitch?

C: I am a big believer in, when possible, sounding a throat "Bb" by fingering the left hand as if I were making a throat "A," with the right hand opening the second from the top trill key on the upper joint. I like the sound (particularly when also following the fingering additions detailed in my question) and pitch much better.

Of course, you can't easily effect this fingering when moving fast to or from this "Bb" from many other notes, but such fast play allows listeners to hear that airy "Bb" that can arise from its basic fingering, for only a brief moment in time anyway. : - )

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