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Theres a company building clarinets after suggestions of the famous physicist and clarinet player Benade who modified the common polycylindric bore to get perfect intonation. Stephen Fox uses Boehm keay with 2 modifications. Here is the link.
Anybody out there ever played these clarinets. Whats your experience?
While that sounds interesting, I know of no one playing them. Or even have heard of them before this post. Kind of like Jim Schmidt and what he does with instruments. They look and sound kinda cool….but…..who plays them?
Finger Tension
“Hi everyone. I’m new to the site. I played clarinet in high school but gave it up after college. It’s not 15 years down the pike and I picked it up again to study seriously about 6 months ago. I was classically trained but I’m learning jazz.
Anyway, I have always been plagued by bad finger tension, especially in my right hand. It really impedes my technical ability. My right hand becomes almost like a rigid claw in just a few minutes of scale workouts. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to maintain a more relaxed posture/fingers when playing?”
You might consider stretching exercises for your fingers, and maybe getting one of those grip master things as well. Fingers have muscles, and the muscles need stretching and stuff. And frequent breaks. And doing something other than “assuming the position”. Ask pianists. Or guitarists. There are lots of things on the net too. But, I’d start with trying to stretch the fingers first, and your wrists.
Old Clarinet
I was wondering if someone could tell me what clarinet i have. I’ve been trying to figure out what kind it is for the past five years. Been playing for 12 years. My grandfather passed it down to me a year before he passed away when i was 10. Information on the instrument that i can tell you, its a selmer and has NO serial # on it anywhere!! I know he bought it in paris before WWII, sometime in the early 30’s. This really interests me as he was a very proficient player and used to have a band that actually played a couple times on the tonight show!! My grandmother knows nothing about it, so hopefully there is someone out there who can help me identify it. I can send pictures of it and the only symbol, the selmer one, which is on the bell. Thank you
Albert System Clarinets
Does anyone use an albert system clarinet for jazz? I’ve already talked with a couple of players who swear by them. (And, moreover, I was impressed by the projection without a mic over a crowded dance floor.) It’s pretty easy to find a cheap fixer-upper on ebay, so I’ve been thinking about taking the plunge. Any thoughts?
Why Do my Posts never go up?
“Can anyone explain to me how the “pending” thing for posts works? I can never get a post up.”
E – Basically, I need to approve them. And your “posts” were kind of either already answered in previous articles (ie: is the E11 good to learn on…..any clarinet is good to learn on), or is $80 good for a B45 (dunno, check ebay?).
Zinn Regimen for Clarinet?
I wrote a comment on the ii-V-I progression post, but perhaps it is more appropriate for discussion on a main post. I was on the Jazz-Sax sight and found the Zinn Practice Regimen. I had it before, and just got the latest update (which looks awesome!). I have a clarinet I just got and a piccolo too. I found the flute regimen, but also listed was a clarinet one, though I cannot find it for the life of me. Anyone know of it/where to get it? It is simple enough I suppose to write one out myself, though it would take me 3 years to do with my schedule! I know that I can figure it out and not need to look at every note, but I like something tangible to work from. Thank you for any and all help!
Inauguration Performance Was Taped
From Yahoo News:
“Washington – Whether you loved or hated the classical music played at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, unless you were sitting within earshot of the celebrated quartet, what you heard was a recording made two days earlier.”
“They were very insistent on playing live until it became clear that it would be too cold,” said Florman in a telephone interview Thursday night.”
Yeah, I don’t blame them at all. It was a great John Williams arrangement though. Here is the actual performance.
Mitchell Lurie Dies
From the LA Times
“Mitchell Lurie, a world-renowned clarinetist and clarinet teacher who taught for many years at USC and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, has died. He was 86.”
Another titian of the Clarinet passes on.
R13, E13, Selmer, or others? Suggestions in picking the right clarinet…
I’ve been playing the clarinet on and off for seven years. I own a student Buffet B10 but I feel the tone quality and the feel of the keys have its limitations. I’m renting a wood selmer 10. The feel of it and the tone quality sounds much better than my plastic clarinet. Selmer has a richer tone and I feel comfortable with the keys. I’m thinking of getting a better wood clarinet. I’m deciding between a Buffet E13 or R13, considered Buffet makes the best clarinets. However, I still had some doubts since I did not have the best experience with my B10. I know it would be best to try them out, but I’d like to know if anyone can give me any suggestions of which brand or model I should go for. I also like to know which actually might sound better, the R13 or the Selmer 10. Or if there’s any great selmer model I could look for.
I basically play classical, but I also like to play some Jazz.
Crystal Mouthpiece, Vandoren A3
Hello, first sorry my english (i´m from Brazil). Then, I have a Crystal Mouthpiece, Vandoren A3. Among the Mouthpiece that I used ,was the most I liked. I would like know what do you talk about it?
Thankful, Thiago;
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