Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 1995/08

From: CLARK FOBES <reedman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Bass clarinets
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 17:33:42 -0400

You wrote:
>
>I'm a post-college clarinetist, but I play a lot of bass. While I was
at KU,
>I played one of their Selmer extended range horns with the complete
Bay setup
>(the neck, mouthpiece, and lig.) I felt I was able to get a big
resonant
>tone on this particular setup, but I would like to hear from other
>professional bass clarinetists on their prefrences. I did study about
a
>semester from Tom Aber in Kansas City. He plays on the Selmer, but
other
>than that I think the setup is standard. (GREAT PLAYER!!!)
>
>Beth Morgenroth
>
I believe Tom owns a mouthpiece that I made. I am not certain if he is
still using it.

Clark W Fobes