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Enhancement: expanded Woodwind diagrams


From: N . Andrew Walsh
Subject: Enhancement: expanded Woodwind diagrams
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:20:09 +0000 (UTC)
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The fingering diagrams for woodwinds are excellent. I'd like to request that 
they be expanded/improved, with several likely candidates:

1) add the Kontraforte -- a modernized, considerably extended improvement over 
the original Heckel Contrabassoon design -- to the list, as the Kontraforte is 
replacing the Contrabassoon in modern/new-music ensembles (as well as 
traditional orchestras) as fast as the maker can build them. It's a 
fascinating instrument.

2) by the same token: I have an older Contrabassoon (Model #644, the last one 
the old master made in the 50s before retiring), which has a key layout that 
differs from the one in Lily (among other things, a fourth key in the right-
side column under my left thumb). Maybe some alternate layouts for contras, as 
well as maybe for French bassoons?

3) the Kingma quartertone flute, which is rare, but also a much superior 
instrument compared to the base layout. 

4) the Bohlen-Pierce Clarinet family, which has instruments based on a just-
intuned scale with a vastly simplified key layout.

There's a few others, but I'd *love* to see Lily able to address some 
alternate/expanded fingering diagrams, especially those that are getting some 
more play in new music.

Cheers,

A




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