Klarinet Archive - Posting 000040.txt from 1995/04

From: Dawn Anthes <danthes@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: suggestions for b.c. mouthpiece
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 13:20:19 -0400

Vandoren and Selmer both make exellent bass clarinet mouthpieces. My
personal favorite is the Selmer C*. I have also played on a Vandoren B44
which worked very well although the sound wasn't quite as big as I
like. I feel compelled to say however that you should take any and all
equipment suggestions given to you with a grain of salt. Everyone's
physical makeup is different and will react differently to different
setups. (Wow three differents in one sentence!) The main thing you should
look for is what makes you sound good.
Be seeing you!

Dawn M. Anthes email:danthes@-----.edu
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* Bass Clarinetist *
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On Mon, 3 Apr 1995, Donald B. Kinghorn wrote:

> I'm not an experienced enough clarinetist to do the mouthpiece ritual
> but I would like to try something of high quality. I got to visit a
> "real" music store this weekend in Spokane (Pullman ie WSU, is about
> 100 miles from a good music store ahhhhh!) and tried a new Selmer
> student model b.c. (I can't believe they ship an instrument in that
> condition, the side trill keys were out of their guides I had to pop
> them into place before I could play it and the action was horrible) I
> also tried and old Conn. The Selmer had a Bundy mouthpiece and the
> Conn had a Brilhart. I used the same reed with both m.p's and on both
> instruments. There was a huge difference! The Brilhart m.p. played
> and sounded enormously better on both instruments. (I wish I had
> brought the Noblet with me to compare)
>
>
> I would like a mouthpiece that speaks easily with good articulation
> warm tone and that will allow a fairly wide lip vibrato. I know m.p.
> selection is a very individual thing but suggestions would be
> helpful. I think a Selmer C** or a Vandoren B45 may be what I want
> but I'm not sure. These are both high quality m.p's correct?
>
> Any advice would be greatly appreciated

> Many thanks
> -Don
> Donald B. Kinghorn
> Dept of Chemistry
> Washington State University
> Pullman WA 99163-4630
> (509) 335-0958
> don@-----.edu
>