Klarinet Archive - Posting 000401.txt from 1994/11

From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Bay's Bass Necks
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 1994 02:20:20 -0500

> Charlie does require that you purchase a mouthpiece with his bass
> clarinet neck, according to my wife (who works for Charlie and helps
> make the necks). He believes that any other mouthpiece wouldn't do the
> neck justice; an opinion that is echoed in a few other folk I know
> (including my wife).

Quoting from one of his advertisments (in The Woodwind Catalog):

"NECKS ARE NOT SOLD SEPARATELY FROM COMBINATION SETS*"

Capitals not added by me, and combination sets refering to a Charles
Bay neck, mouthpiece, and ligature.

Continuing the quote:

"*EXCEPTIONS: 1. A professional player using a mouthpiece we respect and
if mouthpiece would not minimize our neck's effectiveness.
2. If the purchaser already has a Charles Bay or Bay bass
clarinet mouthpiece..."

I'd guess Dan fell under the first exception.

-Adam