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Bass clarinet after playing soprano?

Author: lisseyjj
Date: 2017-07-18 15:13

I've been playing Bb soprano clarinet for about 8 years now, and quite like the idea of maybe adding the bass clarinet to my arsenal. I also have a few questions...
Do you have to read bass clef to play the bass clarinet? I can barely read treble clef after 8 years so learning bass would not be ideal.
Is the embouchure any different when switching to bass from soprano?
Is the fingering the same on both instruments.
If I was to buy a second hand one for <£1000, what are some good brands and models to look out for on eBay, etc?
If I were to use 2.5 V12 reeds on a mouthpiece with a 1.05mm tip opening on soprano, would this be the same on a bass clarinet?

Thanks in advance
Alicia

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