The tenor joint rollers are between C# and the whisper key. It's kind of a confusing pic, as my horn has another key below the whisper key, which is for the ratcheting whisper lock. There's no roller on the A. The C#/whisper rollers are good, I like them. Some people go crazy with rollers, but that spreads the keys out, since the rollers need room. My right thumb cluster uses single sided rollers: a roller on the Bb and F#, but none on the E. The ratcheting whisper lock I wouldn't recommend. It's noisy, can go out of adjustment, and needs to be depressed quite far, which detracts from the supposed ease and speed advantage. But it does work.
What kind of bassoon is that?
ReplyDeleteHow do you get on with the C sharp/A rollers? Worth having?
ReplyDeleteThe tenor joint rollers are between C# and the whisper key. It's kind of a confusing pic, as my horn has another key below the whisper key, which is for the ratcheting whisper lock. There's no roller on the A. The C#/whisper rollers are good, I like them. Some people go crazy with rollers, but that spreads the keys out, since the rollers need room. My right thumb cluster uses single sided rollers: a roller on the Bb and F#, but none on the E. The ratcheting whisper lock I wouldn't recommend. It's noisy, can go out of adjustment, and needs to be depressed quite far, which detracts from the supposed ease and speed advantage. But it does work.
ReplyDeleteI see low c#-d# trill key beside low C key
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that it's FOX bassoon.