Klarinet Archive - Posting 000490.txt from 1996/05

From: Peter Stoll <peter.stoll@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Jazz Mouthpiece
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 15:36:30 -0400

I used a Morgan bass clar. mpc for some time with success, but was
bothered by the occasional chirp, so I sent it to Rick Sayre for
refacing. He found a fair bit of irregularity with the rails and facing,
and it worked a lot better after that. However, it does make a fairly
"open" jazzy sound, so I've been using a Pyne bass mpc. very happily for
the last half year.

On Sun, 19 May 1996, Everett Austin wrote:

> Does anyone use Morgan jazz clarinet mouthpieces? Any comments? I would
> think they would be good for doublers who are first of all sax players
> because the shape of the mouthpiece is closer to a sax mouthpiece. By the
> same token has anyone any comments about Morgan bass clarinet mouthpieces.
> I have not tried one, but wonder if the shape of the mouthpiece would
> eliminate the need to tilt the head back which is created by the standard
> bass clarinet neck combined with the standard mouthpiece shape (this is a
> problem the Charles Bay neck deals with by bringing the angle of the
> mouthpiece in more acutely)
> Everett Austin
>