Klarinet Archive - Posting 000024.txt from 1996/08

From: Gary Van Cott <mccmis@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: baffle-ing language
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 20:26:27 -0400

Bill Fogle wrote:
> I often wonder if other wind players focus upon
> the work of the mouthpiece in the same way that clarinetists do (as a
> group, *of course*).

I think the answer to this is yes. Of course, saxophone players do
(and there are circa $500 sax mouthpieces out there).

I gather from
a pro trumpet player that I know that they do too. They also spend
much more time trying out various types of trumpets than typical
clarinetists. He told me that for a while very light, thin trumpets
were popular (you could about dent them with a mute). More recently
very heavy instruments have been in.

Gary Van Cott
Las Vegas, NV
mccmis@-----.com
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