Klarinet Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 1996/11

From: "Sydney R. Polk" <jazzman@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Equipment Survey
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 17:38:01 -0500

>
> Name , amateur?, Pro,

Syd Polk, semi-pro

> ensemble,

Ohlone College Wind Band
Ohlone College Jazz Band
Foothill Symphonic Wind Ensemble
random pit orchestras
La Franternidad Salsa Band

> what kind of music,

Jazz, clasical, Broadway, Salsa

> Mouthpiece

VanDoren B45 on Eb and Bb clarinet
Borbeck on bass clarinet
Selmer stock on contra-alto clarinet

VanDoren of some description on soprano sax
Yanagisawa 5 on alto sax
Berg Larsen 105/3 for jazz, Lawton 8BB* for rock, and Selmer C* for classical
on tenor sax
Yanagisawa 9 for jazz, Selmer D* for classical on bari sax

> Barrel

The name on the barrel is "David Hite". It came with my clarinets.

> reeds

I play really soft reeds. VanDoren 3 on Eb or Bb (Zonda 2.5), VanDoren
2 on all of the larger clarineets. VanDoren Java 2 for alto and
tenor, Vandoren 2.5 for soprano, LaVoz Medium Soft or Rico Platicover
3 for jazz bari, VanDoren 4 for classical bari.

> ligature

I tend to use Rovners on everything that I can. My Lawton has a built-in
ligature, and the Selmer bari mouthpiece has the stock ligature.

> Clarinet

My Eb is labeld "White" and has no serial number. Plays in tune, has
terrible action; good sound. I have a matched set of R13 A and Bb.
I have a student model Vito bass clarinet (the best bargain in
woodwinds today).

I have Slemer Mark VI soprano, tenor and low A baritone.

I have a Yamaha 581 H flute with the Yamaha AC head joint.

I am borrowing a Yamaha 61 Piccolo, a Selmer Mark VI alto, and
a Selmer rosewood contra-alto clarinet from one of the community
colleges. In addition, I am in temporary custody of a very nice Vito
bass saxophone while I play West Side Story.

I don't want to talk about my yearly reed bill.

Syd Polk