Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 1992/11

From: ASTBMART@-----.BITNET
Subj: Re: mouthpieces
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:25:00 -0500

Jim,
I am not very knowledgeable about mouthpieces and don't know
much about dimensions but I know what kind of sound you get. Have you
ever tried a Charles Bay mouthpiece? He's a former Eastman student
and lives in California. It's about $150 a piece but well worth it.
The mouthpieces get a superior dark orchestral tone (more than any other
that iv'e tried). I used to play on a Ridenour (the designer of the
new Leblanc concerto-opus series clarinets) and that was ok but the Bay

I felt was far superior.

Bill Martling
astbmart.stetson.bitnet