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Author: tkillian
Date: 2017-05-25 03:46
I mean that screw. Thus is on my 1958 R13. My repairman said he's never seen it. It a pain because I have to potentially have to adjust it.
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Author: modernicus
Date: 2017-05-25 04:41
I have a full Boehm clarinet with a similar mechanism- on mine the arm goes out to the pad cup. I've seen others with a similar setup, so not unheard of. Maybe a bit rare for a mid 20th c. Buffet.
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Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2017-05-25 06:09
It's called a forked Eb/Bb key. With this key you can play Eb or Bb using the fingering xox ooo. It's more common on older clarinets but a few manufacturers do offer it today. Yes it will need to be adjusted properly but it's not hard to do.
-Jdbassplayer
Post Edited (2017-05-27 06:43)
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2017-05-25 08:36
It's a mechanism that allows the D/A key pad to be closed by either D/A (2nd ring) key or C/G (3rd ring) key. It's a full (or partially full...) Boehm.
The forked fingering is T(R) XOX OOO (X being a closed key).
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-05-25 17:04
Unlike the long fingering for long Bb (xoo|xoo) which is only in tune for the upper register, this forked fingering (xox|ooo) works very well as both lower register Eb and upper Bb.
I use this forked fingering for Eb/Bb a lot as this mechanism is fitted on the majority of my clarinets and I've even added it to my plastic Yamaha and also my C clarinet.
Don't let anyone ever tell you it's a Mazzeo system - it's not. Mazzeo is an entirely different thing. Forked Eb/Bb mechanisms can be found on otherwise plain Boehm systems making them 17 key 7 rings (which is what you have) as opposed to the standard 17 key 6 rings.
I was selling an old Selmer of mine which had this mechanism and some misinformed teacher told a prospective buyer not to buy it as he alleged it was a Mazzeo system (and I doubt he even knows what a Mazzeo system is).
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2017-05-25 17:08
If you are having regulation problems, fit a nylon tip to the adjusting screw as this will be more reliable than using cork or anything else that gets worn out easily by the adjusting screw tip. It will make some noise, but you'll just have to live with that for sake of reliability.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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