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Re: Arthritic joints and keywork

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-03-19 16:27

I don't see why it would be a problem to have the key bent. I wouldn't advise doing it yourself, but rather having a technician do the work for you. As long as you can still hit the A key and get it to open the correct distance (but that can be done with pad/cork thicknesses rather than key location).

Another possibility (albeit a much different one and probably more expensive) would be to have a plateau key installed on the F# tone hole. The index finger one. That way your finger won't travel that far down and it might avoid hitting the A key. Or you can manipulate that key further down the clarinet (closer to your middle finger). if you have a sax available, take a look at how those plateua keys are set up. The spots for your fingers might be slightly off-center but it still closes the key and does the job.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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