Klarinet Archive - Posting 000336.txt from 1996/07

From: Merlin Allan Williams <merlinw@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Bass clarinet mouthpiece
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 08:34:23 -0400

You wrote:

>The Selmer C* (c-star) bass clarinet mouthpiece is widely thought to
be the
>only mass production mpce. worth investing in. Many handcrafted Bass
>clarinet mouthpieces are made, and some of those craftsmen are on this
list.
>Charles Bay is probably the most significant contributor to the Bass
>Clarinet mouthpiece business, since he didn't stop at the mouthpiece,
and
>makes an excellent series of custom necks.

I've yet to find anybody who thinks that a C* bass clar. m/p is so hot.
I use a Vandoren B40, and have gotten a number of fellow players hip
to the sound and blowing characteristics of that piece. The B40 blows
fairly easily, and I find that I can get a nice warm velvety sound in
the low register, while still producing a focused sound in the upper
register. It may not be a Bay, but it's also easily replaceable if
anything ever happens.

merlin