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From: Charles Deering
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 1996 18:23:50 -0400
Subject: Chromatic Keys

Most chromati players who play in all keys stay pretty much with the C
instrument. I use a G 270 occasionally for the range (i.e. violin low notes).
I may get a Bb for easy draw bends where they are missing on the C. A D would
accomplish the same thing. Richard Hayman likes A, also a popular key in
harmonica band days.

If you know the 12 major keys on a chromatic, the key of the instrument is
not much of a problem. Transposition just takes a little practice. I once
noticed that the opera Carmen has 12 different transpositions for the French
horn players. Professional horn, trumpet, clarinet, and sax players transpose
all the time. Good Alto Sax players have no trouble reading C and Bb parts
even though their instruments are pitched in Eb. Etc., etc.

Charles Deering