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Author: Michael E. Shultz
Date: 2023-02-03 15:52

If money were truly no consideration, it would be 2 custom clarinets, a Bb basset clarinet and an Eb alto clarinet also with a range down to written low C. Both would be large bore, but not so large as to adversely affect intonation, and would be made of Greenline material. The alto clarinet would have the half-hole and a true double register key setup. Both would have the Eb/Ab lever and 1 piece bodies instead of 2 piece. The alto clarinet would be designed to have a resistance between that of soprano and bass clarinets; it would not be excessively resistant.

But what I would really like to do is to redesign the entire orchestra. C=256 Hz instead of A=440 Hz (makes more sense in today's digital world), and all instruments in either the key of C or the key of F (cuts down on transposing).

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