Klarinet Archive - Posting 000271.txt from 1995/08

From: Doug Cook <cook@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Bas Clarinet Mouthpiece
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1995 12:25:05 -0400

On Aug 20, 6:01pm, Piotr Michalowski wrote:
> Subject: Bas Clarinet Mouthpiece
> I am sorry if I repeat myself, but I have a suspicion that my original
> post never got through. I have a read a nunber of times that David
> Murray, who is one of the greatest jazz bass clarinetists, at least to my
> mind, claims to play and Oto Link mouthpiece. Now everyone I have asked
> about this seems to agree that Links have only been made for saxophones.
> Does anyone know anything about this? Thanks.

David Murray is also a tenor saxophone player... perhaps he was
talking about the mouthpiece for his sax?

BTW, for some very interesting and funky bass clarinet, check out the
tune "Acoustic Octo Funk" on his recent album "Jug-a-Lug"...

-Doug