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My brain just doesn’t want to understand, it’s not working for me😭

Very nice Michael!!

Bleh!! Don’t play Brahms. Play Weber or Rossini!!

German clarinet has entered the chat😮 On my new Hammerschmiedt I have it, and it's necesary for trills, but I don't use it nearly as much as I did on french system. Bu still, on french even with the key, I got in situations when I had to roll. Btw, love this key

My 13 year old son plays it. He is the only one in his band that plays it.

Thanks!

Basically, an astronomically-priced B flat drainpipe. (Not the player's fault.) It is not worth thirty grand. Maybe some orchestras buy one for the player to use.

Im starting to rap and this is actually pretty helpful, thanks

Never disliked this key for Ab. Convenient for when there’s tricky fingerings & has come up a lot for me

The problem is clarinet players tune their B or A concert perfectly to 440khz and then play every other note sharp. An even bigger issue is the lack of tuning of each note depending on the scale and the interval of any given chord. The low F is the very least of the problem. Most people need to learn how to play in tune in an ensemble. For a period of time Canadian Military Bands required all clarinets to be R13s because they were played perfectly inconsistently together. When they are together it is most pleasant and low F really is unimportant.

I don't know why someone would like to remove this key. It just make sense to have four keys for each pinky. I added a bolt-on alternate E-flay key from Rice Clarinet Works on my old (1976) Buffet RC Clarinet and it works like a charm.

Having just ordered a Q Series, I can't wait until it arrives so I can start getting used to the left hand E flat. I've seen a company that makes one you can add to an existing B flat clarinet. Maybe one of these days I'll get one for mine. Don't know if I'll ever upgrade my A clarinet though, given how rarely I use it these days.

What tablet stand is that? Looks great!

There I fixed it, Was the 912 like

I actually just saw a video today of a lady who did play it on Bass Clarinet but she played it up the octave so she went really high

The music in the background while he was showing how it was shipped is cracking me up 💀✋😭

I love it. Always have and always will.

Bro I love love notes if I’m doing a scale and I see a high note I ask to play it low

More plugged holes mean more possibility of failures. More pads that can cover poorly. On the other hand, if the pads are not high enough it will affect the tuning and the sound. Anyway, I'd like to try it.

I'd love to hear an interview with manufacturers to understand why they leave it off student horns.

I use that key for Ab sometimes but for some reason never thought to use it for the Eb 🤯 Also glad to know that I'm not the only person who curses while practising

I have this key on my new clarinet. Initially, I had some trouble using it, but I have gotten used to it. I miss it, when I switch to some of my older clarinets. Great Video!

I even modded my R13 to include one of these because it's soooo useful!

You can not believe how much we love you, Sir!!

Why did this come up when I was doing a UA-cam search for: "Evangelical prophecy - boils plague?" Does god (he, she or it) not love bass clarinetists? Still, while I'm here, I've struggled somewhat with this key my bass clarinet and have made it more accessible by extending the touch-piece. There are many times when it is needed.

It would be nice if you had subtitles in multiple languages on your videos.

Love it. I had this key added to my Buffet RC a while back. Since I was living in Paris at the time, I went directly to the factory in Mantes-La-Jolie drop my clarinet and came back a week later to get it.

My b-flat clarinet has 20 keys and 7 rings and I try to use all of them when I can.

I have never owned a bass/clarinet with this key and I have envied it basically my entire musical life.

I wish I had that key :(

It’s hard to reach on my bass clarinet so that’s why I don’t use it that much.

I've even fitted a LH Ab/Eb lever to a Peter Eaton clarinet for someone as Peter Eaton absolutely refused to fit one, saying it's not necessary.

was hoping for tips and got Rick rolled 😭😭😭😭 in 2024😭😭😭😭

The ONLY key I don't use on clarinet is the LH3 Eb/Bb 'sliver' key as I prefer the side key and forked fingerings for that (I play full Boehms and added that mechanism to some other clarinets I have) as well as long Bb in the upper register. Artie Shaw also had that key removed from some of his clarinets and the tonehole completely filled in. I plug the tonehole up with a cork pad but retain the key as it keeps the LH ring keys held at the desirable height when the joints are separated. As for the LH Ab/Eb lever, I use that all the time and miss it if its not there. I needed it for two pieces when I did Grade 6. It should be standard on ALL clarinets as it's less costly to fit it during production than fitting one afterwards. I've even fitted one to a Selmer Signet 100 for a player who bought a Buffet R13 Prestige in the belief it was a better clarinet for him, but he preferred his '70s Signet 100 and missed not having that key on that, so he had me add one to it. I've got a video on my page showing another type of LH Ab/Eb lever I've added to a Marigaux clarinet. I've currently got an R13 Prestige in for a full overhaul where the LH Ab/Eb lever has been snapped off and lost, so I'm waiting for a replacement one to turn up. I can only assume whoever signed that clarinet out tried to bend it but snapped it off the key barrel, or the repairer at the band service workshop did that as he's shit at his job.

I'm a beginner to intermediate clarinet student and I love this key, I use it a lot with my bass clarinet and sometimes I'm pissed off because my soprano clarinet don't have it. Thanks for your videos, Michael, they're always very instructive and very fun.

Please review Selmer's Contra-alto clarinet! I think that you will really like it because i heart that they redesigned it to be more ergonomic.

I wish my clarinet had this key. And articulated G#…

link/"ra"...ra well played LOL

I’ve never understood why people don’t like the left pinky Eb! It’s absolutely necessary for me!

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Backun Q Series Bass Clarinet, and oh boy, what a fabulous piece of kit! It is so freeblowing!

I really need that key! Right now my band is playing two pieces where my right pinky is doing gymnastics between low Ab and low Eb. My buffet alto clarinet has it and I used it a lot back when I was playing alto.

On my old Selmer 31 bass, that key wasn't usable because it was too far away to be practical. But on the 67, it is much more ergonomic, so I had to start a whole practice routine to put it to good use. I would argue that a truly near-useless key is the left ring finger Eb-Bb. I've practiced using it at times but never felt it to be necessary in performance. Mike, I'd like to try the exercise but the link doesn't work. Many thanks for this video!

I have an old Buffet Festival and therefore have the old bean key. I LOOOOVE it. I won’t buy another clarinet without that key. Also..dang. That is one crazy piece of music.

I guess my brain must be sharp as I was thinking this was for low Eb (OK the Ab should have been a give away(I think this really means my brain is Flat)). I think of these as G#/D# (maybe more band than orchestra thing or bad upbringing?). I am at a loss to why someone would remove this key. on my Kessler(Mk1) it is a bit hard to reach, but it has save my Brisket more than once. I am glad you showed a clarinet with this key to correct my error. (Pinky on the Brain.... wasn't that a cartoon?)

Thanks for a great video. My Backun MOBAS are so equipped, but I find it a bit of a reach to hit the Eb Ab key. Is there a chance that this has been addressed on the Q Bass?

…and then there’s me, who washes the mold off the reed and uses it anyway

Perfect

😂😂😂 I love these comments 😂 🤣

It worked!! Thank you bro! You're a great teacher. I got it at 5 mins.

I play a Yamaha CSG. The system for correction of the low notes is similar as the Selmer described in the video. Although it is something quite bizarre to use in the beggining, you can get used to it at some point. The key is quite easy to bend a little and you can make it easier to reach it for your hand, it is not miraculous meaning you'll still have to practice it, but it will be easier. Another plus side to systems that aren't automatic, is that you can actually choose to correct it or not, something useful when you'll want to play the low E or F really softly (and may be not so flat).