Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 1993/05

From: Jackie McGee <jmcgee@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: Official Klarinet Clarinet Survey II
Date: Sat, 8 May 1993 21:32:35 -0400

My name is Doug McGee, I am retired and live in San Marcos, California.
I play in a 75 piece concert band, a seven piece dixieland band and
tenor/clarinet in a twenty piece stage jazz band. My equipment is the
following:

Buffet R13 Bb #49348 purchased new 1956.
Buffet R13 A #F109927 purchased used from my teacher 1985.

Mouthpiece - Daniel Bonade refaced by Glenn Johnston, North Hollywood.

Barrel - stock barrel used for concert work. Accubore 65mm used for
dixieland and stage band.

Ligature - Used Gigliotti for five years and recently changed to Rovner
Mark 111. Highly recommend Rovner.

Reeds - Vandoren traditional #5, worked on and shaved down.

Bass Clarinet - Selmer low Eb purchased new 1985.

Mouthpiece - Vandoren B45.

Ligature - Vandoren.

Reeds - Vandoren traditional #3.

The concert band I play in is the Coastal Community Concert Band of San
Diego conducted by Don Caneva. There are several retired professional
musicians from symphonies, big bands, Broadway theaters, Los Angeles movie
studios, service bands, private teachers and school teachers. The band has
been selected to perform at the American Bandmasters Association Convention
at Honolulu, March 1994.
-Doug McGee