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Author: Chris P
Date: 2022-04-22 20:46
Do you find the LH pinky touches all a bit on the high side?
I let a Selmer player try my bass and she didn't like the height of the LH levers compared to her Selmer. Even though I have fairly large hands, I also found the Selmer's LH pinky touches sit much lower to the joint surface and more like those on a soprano clarinet.
It was a relatively simple case of removing the LH levers and bending the touchpiece ends downwards (along the area between the touchpieces and the key barrels) so the touchpieces are brought in closer to the joint surface, although not too close so they don't clatter against the LH F/C lever. That also meant the LH Ab/Eb touch could be brought in much lower and that too made it more comfortable under the fingers.
I also noticed the same on a Buffet RC Prestige Bb where the LH Ab/Eb touch was set relatively high and the player found it a stretch, so I brought it down as close to the other LH levers and he found it much easier to reach as a result.
I'd definitely recommend having a competent woodwind specialist do this to your bass as again that doesn't require any surgery to make the ergonomics much better than they currently are.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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AnnM |
2022-04-22 02:15 |
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jdbassplayer |
2022-04-22 02:50 |
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2022-04-22 03:12 |
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Chris P |
2022-04-22 03:47 |
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Mojo |
2022-04-22 16:58 |
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Chris P |
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