Klarinet Archive - Posting 000559.txt from 1996/05

From: Christian Plattner <momo@-----.AT>
Subj: Re: Jazz Mouthpiece
Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 08:48:31 -0400

In my opinion, the best mouthpiece for playing jazz ist still the one
developed by Kenny Davern, which he later gave to VanDoren to market
under the name "JB5".
It allows for all styles of jazz clarinet playing, ranging from New
Orleans and Chicago Jazz, Swing clarinet (it even should satisfy all the
"Little Bennys" all over the world), to more modern approaches in the
Bebop, Cool, Modal, New Klezmer, "Neo-Bop" .... etc.etc. styles.

Christian Plattner

Peter Stoll wrote:
>
> 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
> >