C hole with ring

[LarryS]

I've seen this on a few clarinets, the C hole, which is normally just a hole, has a ring too. Does playing the ring only give a C sharp?

[modernicus]

We were just kind of covering that on the 1859 Buffet thread, the 7th ring allows you to play an Eb/Bb by holding down the first and 3rd fingers.

[LarryS]

We were just kind of covering that on the 1859 Buffet thread, the 7th ring allows you to play an Eb/Bb by holding down the first and 3rd fingers.

Ah that's the donut ring on the D key. But I see in those pics there's also a ring on the C hole. Can no longer access those photos though thanks to photobucket...

[jordan.1210]

Something like this?

Like already mentioned, it allows you to play a forked Eb/Bb with LH 1 and 3. Not always necessary, but sometimes it is nice to have.

Not really an issue, but I thought I'd mention that it moves the tone hole in line with the others, instead of off to the side like other clarinets.

[LarryS]

Yea. I see that one has a tone hole on the tenon too!

[modernicus]

Yea. I see that one has a tone hole on the tenon too!

That's for the articulated C#/G#.

[Dibbs]

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Not really an issue, but I thought I'd mention that it moves the tone hole in line with the others, instead of off to the side like other clarinets.

Yes, I'm playing a 7 ringer at the moment.  It feels a little bit weird.  It needs a slight readjustment of hand position.

[LarryS]

Something like this? .

Not really an issue, but I thought I'd mention that it moves the tone hole in line with the others, instead of off to the side like other clarinets.

I hadn't noticed that the C hole on my clarinet is offset!

[DaveLeBlanc]

The ring finger tends to be a bit shorter in relation to the others especially wrapped around something; so most third holes on many instruments are offset.