Klarinet Archive - Posting 000256.txt from 1995/11

From: Frances M Robinson <intm5@-----.UK>
Subj: Mouthpiece id to Clarinet as Hand is to .......
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 14:29:51 -0500

Hello.
As some of you may already know, I've got a turn of the century wooden C
clarinet(super-difficult simple system fingering as standard) I have been
told it is rosewood. I do not know. It is a dark reddy-brown, does this
sound right? The thing is, am playing it with my bog-standard cheapo
plastic mouthpiece(The original was broken and it did not take reeds of
any known size) Does this affect the dulcet tones I shold be geeting out
of it. IT squeaks and goes out of tune very easily as well. Any Ideas?

Please help me.
Frances