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Re: Can you identify this?

Author: NTSOG
Date: 2017-02-19 03:11

With regard to full Boehm instruments my 1954 Selmer Centred Tone instrument [P95xx] measures 705mm/27.5" overall with a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece as best I can measure.

Bassett [above] queried: "What I'd like to know is if you have an extra key on the right hand bottom levers like this instrument, what does the low Eb play as in the upper register, over the break or is it only for low Eb?"

I was intrigued and found, to my surprise, that the fingering closest to being in tune for Bb 'over the break" was, in fact the "long" fingering using the low Eb key. It was slightly sharp. The other two 'normal' fingerings I commonly use for Bb were both relatively more sharp.

By the way, does any one know of a manufacturer who makes a replacement case for full Boehm Bb clarinets? My old case is a disaster waiting to happen.

My CT also has gold-plated keys. Was this common?

Jim
Australia

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