Klarinet Archive - Posting 000383.txt from 1996/10

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Over or underbite-Blumberg/Prescott
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 10:06:32 -0400

Steve,
The Mouthpiece takes a slant after the cork at the bottom. It is slanted
outward for the overbites, and inward for the underbites. That way the
clarinet can be held at the "proper angle" and the clarinet M.P. is in the
proper angle for those occlusions. I would ask Luke for the address- I only
saw these in Belgium, and was not able to try one.
David C. Blumberg

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From: Klarinet - Clarinettist's Network on behalf of Steve Prescott
Sent: Monday, October 14, 1996 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: Over or underbite-Blumberg/Prescott

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

   
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