Klarinet Archive - Posting 000022.txt from 1994/10

From: Jim Freeman <collnjim@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 1994 20:04:34 -0400

On Mon, 3 Oct 1994 dholt@-----.EDU wrote:

> Hello to Everyone!
>
> I am a Middle School/High School band director, new to Klarinet and
> Internet. I am not a clarinetist but thought I might get some good tips
> from all of you.
>
> This may start a great debate but..... I've heard the best soprano
> mouthpiece for the high school clarinetist is the Vandoren B-45 with a
> Luyben ligature. True or not ?
>
> David Holt
>
I'm not sure it's possible to say what the "best" mouthpiece for any
class of players is. However, my experience with the B-45 is that a
small percentage are good and the rest are fair to dismal. With some of my
private students, I've had very good results with Clark Fobes' new
student model. The mouthpieces are much more consistant than big name
models, they are easy to play, and make it much easier to get a clear
sound. They are less than $30.00 also.

Jim Freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)