Klarinet Archive - Posting 000367.txt from 1996/10

From: Steve Prescott <mipresc@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Over or underbite-Blumberg/Prescott
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:58:12 -0400

David,

Thanks for the information, I'll see if I can get the book. I have a little
trouble getting foreign publications.

I'm also interested in this "slanted" design...could you explain a little more?

Steve.

David wrote:

>Steve,
>No, the mouthpiece luuk speaks of the lay is actually in a slanted direction.
>I saw these M.P.'s at the Belgium Clarinet Fest. It is a cool very original
>design! Players with an overbite (class 2 occlusion), need to play with the
>clarinet much closer to the body then the normal standard. A very good book of
>embochure formation is "The Embochure" by Maurice Porter published by Boosey
>and Hawkes London. ($25).
>David C. Blumberg
>Reedman@-----.com

Steve Prescott
Instrument Rep.Tech./ Clarinetist
Indiana State University
mipresc@-----.edu