Author: jordan.1210
Date: 2018-04-12 01:20
Thanks Dibbs, I've attempted to look into Benade's work in the past but I remember not being able to understand much of it (it was a quick glance though). I might give it another look in the future.
Also, the flex is really only a issue for the Bb clarinet extension. This note is available on an A clarinet which a serious clarinet player would likely already have or a Bb full Boehm. Therefore, I would limit the realistic audience to students or recreational playing, in which it is still a relatively niche use. If I decide to sell these, I'd probably try using a metal rod for the lever and leave the remaining parts as 3d printed. I'd like to end up having the final product be made out of better materials, wooden body with metal key work, but this seems like a distant thought as of right now.
To me, I think the bass extensions are a little more useful in general. They also do not suffer from flexing issues. Again, I'd like them to made out of wood and metal, but I think I could still be able to market some 3d printed things too (it'd be cheaper too). If I decide to sell these, I think the bass extension would do better than the Bb clarinet extension.
As for progress on the extension to low C:
The extension for low C# is nearly done, just need to make a rod shorter and reprint the keys. A body that was made previously for low D was initially too long for low D but the right length for low C#. This extension works with or without the body section intended for low C.
The extension for low C is more involved because I am unable to use the key on the bell to produce the note; it comes out as a very sharp C or a very flat C#. I think I will try printing another extension body with just a key and use the hole on the bell (usually covered when playing low Eb) as the venting hole. I think this should work, but I am open to suggestions if others have them.
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