love you content man been watching for 2 years and almost seen ever vid i wish you would post more often but i get that your projects are very big so take your time thank you for posting
this is awesome, ive been trying to make an extension that goes between the body and the bell of my alto clarinet so i can match the lowest note of the basset horn, but i was having trouble doing so, it would be neat to have a video going over how to figure out tone hole placement, and just how to build an extension in general. thanks!
Maybe you can bring the low C key up and around in an “L” shape so it is both underneath the low C# and to the right of the D. Kind of like the low Bb key on old Buescher saxophones. But I would also recommend you dome the keys somewhat to make for easily rolling between them (like bassoon thumb keys.)
Fantastic work! I know Harrison Chiang also made a low C extension for the Vito and Straight LeBlanc. I hope these extensions will be more widespread in the future. I'm really interested in a low C extension for both alto and contra alto clarinets. Seeing it done on a contrabass makes me more confident that my long-held fantasies can be made into reality.
mate! you've done it again! well done, sounds amazing! tuning seems pretty good too! what you're doing for the contra-playing community is so pivotal and should be applauded. Keeping these old instruments relevant and affordable is so great, I hope heaps of them stay in use for ages to come. are you offering the 3D print files for sale? I reckon there'd be real interest and demand for it, along with your awesome 3D printed mouthpieces. I'll have to come visit the states some time and soak up all the nerdiness at Clarinetfest or something haha.
I'm so tired rn from practicing (my marching band is performing at the BOA superregionals tmrw, and even though we arent being judged, we've been practicing a lot), but jared de leon uploads make it better. Only thing left to do after this is sleep
I am very interested in the clarinets as I play both Bb soprano and Bb bass. I clearly wonder what will be the lowest clarinet and I designed my own double contrabass clarinet and until I notice you came in with your own invention. I do however thought of not replicating your invention, and instead thought how to compact this type of clarinet and achieve similar results. I been unable to put this is prototype because I am still in high school and it just stupid how unfortunate my circumstances are.
Unrelated to the extension: let me ask as a saxophone player if that long ascending tube after the mouthpiece doesn't lead to condensation water issues. I would assume that after a short while a puddle of water builds up in the bend where the mouthpiece is attached !? This would annoy me a lot.
@@___Chris___ it does unfortunately and yes it’s a pain to have to pour out so much condensation every time. I’ve actually designed a neck with a water key to solve this!
This is fantastic!! If only I'd had this back in the late 1990s when I was playing this exact model in high school! I just thought of something, though--how often is low C# even called for in contra parts? Could this be further simplified by only having low C and D?
AWESOME CONTENT MAN! Also i have a weird question: what is the peg diameter to your paperclip contra? I dont have a peg for mine and i want to make a new one
love you content man been watching for 2 years and almost seen ever vid i wish you would post more often but i get that your projects are very big so take your time thank you for posting
this is awesome, ive been trying to make an extension that goes between the body and the bell of my alto clarinet so i can match the lowest note of the basset horn, but i was having trouble doing so, it would be neat to have a video going over how to figure out tone hole placement, and just how to build an extension in general. thanks!
Maybe you can bring the low C key up and around in an “L” shape so it is both underneath the low C# and to the right of the D. Kind of like the low Bb key on old Buescher saxophones. But I would also recommend you dome the keys somewhat to make for easily rolling between them (like bassoon thumb keys.)
Fantastic work! I know Harrison Chiang also made a low C extension for the Vito and Straight LeBlanc. I hope these extensions will be more widespread in the future. I'm really interested in a low C extension for both alto and contra alto clarinets. Seeing it done on a contrabass makes me more confident that my long-held fantasies can be made into reality.
This gives Vito contra players so much hope! You are amazing!
B.E. made about ten LC extension for this model nearly 20 jears ago.
mate! you've done it again! well done, sounds amazing! tuning seems pretty good too! what you're doing for the contra-playing community is so pivotal and should be applauded. Keeping these old instruments relevant and affordable is so great, I hope heaps of them stay in use for ages to come. are you offering the 3D print files for sale? I reckon there'd be real interest and demand for it, along with your awesome 3D printed mouthpieces. I'll have to come visit the states some time and soak up all the nerdiness at Clarinetfest or something haha.
I'm so tired rn from practicing (my marching band is performing at the BOA superregionals tmrw, and even though we arent being judged, we've been practicing a lot), but jared de leon uploads make it better.
Only thing left to do after this is sleep
I am very interested in the clarinets as I play both Bb soprano and Bb bass. I clearly wonder what will be the lowest clarinet and I designed my own double contrabass clarinet and until I notice you came in with your own invention. I do however thought of not replicating your invention, and instead thought how to compact this type of clarinet and achieve similar results. I been unable to put this is prototype because I am still in high school and it just stupid how unfortunate my circumstances are.
This is very cool.
Would it be possible to put the D and C# keys side-by-side, then put the C key below both of them?
nice... i'm playing one right now also.
Amazing work, you mighta just made the cost of these horns go up hahahhh
Amazing! Any chance you'd do a bass flute? My girlfriend wants one but they're crazy expensive!
Do you sell these by chance?
@@nettiemarie2556 yes, they will be available on JDwoodwind.com in the coming months.
Unrelated to the extension: let me ask as a saxophone player if that long ascending tube after the mouthpiece doesn't lead to condensation water issues. I would assume that after a short while a puddle of water builds up in the bend where the mouthpiece is attached !? This would annoy me a lot.
@@___Chris___ it does unfortunately and yes it’s a pain to have to pour out so much condensation every time. I’ve actually designed a neck with a water key to solve this!
Great job you always make great work on your woodwinds! Btw, what's thr outro music called? I'd love to play it on my Clarinet!
This is fantastic!! If only I'd had this back in the late 1990s when I was playing this exact model in high school! I just thought of something, though--how often is low C# even called for in contra parts? Could this be further simplified by only having low C and D?
Bravo! That will breathe new life into those straight metal contras. Any thought of doing that for the plastic ones?
@@iwoods1 thanks! It is possible but I will need to find one to borrow for a few months.
@@Jared_De_Leon just to add to this: would a similar extension for Eb Contras also be on the table?
AWESOME CONTENT MAN! Also i have a weird question: what is the peg diameter to your paperclip contra? I dont have a peg for mine and i want to make a new one
@@Gear100 thanks! They are 7mm, which is also the same as most bass clarinets.
@@Jared_De_Leon thx so much
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Would this work on the Leblanc 7182 model?
@@noahdavis-iq5vc it won’t unfortunately. I will need to borrow a Vito for a few months at some point to make one.
Where can I buy this Low C extension?
@@albertvogl9943 I’ll have them for sale on my website JDwoodwind.com in a few months.
YES!!!!
I have a 342 and this gives me a lot of hope for the future! I will buy this once you're (hopefully) selling them!
They really cost $30,000 ??? 😱
What happened to the octocontralto and octocontrabass projects!? 😡😡😡
@@XR-REACTS still working on them. Projects like these are important for my other projects. Now I know I can make long 3D printed/carbon fiber keys.
@Jared_De_Leon ohhh ok my bad 😃😃😃