Klarinet Archive - Posting 000135.txt from 1994/05

From: Kory Vrieze <KVRIEZE@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Need help in deciphering mouthpiece specifications
Date: Fri, 6 May 1994 01:26:08 -0400

I was told that a rule of thumb was that the wider the tip opening the
thinner the reed. However, I have a BAY MOM that I use as my major
mouthpiece but I put a 4 or sometimes 5 (slightly thinned) reed on it.
This has confused my current teacher and I have never given it much
thought. Has anyone else heard of this rule and do you follow it, abandon
it, or (like me) never thought about it?

Kory Vrieze
University of South Dakota