Klarinet Archive - Posting 000644.txt from 1997/03

From: Michael Delceg <mdelceg@-----.NZ>
Subj: Re: baritone sax mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 00:30:04 -0500

>Starr,
> What style of music are you playing? I found that I couldn't use
>my Brilhart mouthpiece to play with a Jazz band because it simply wasn't
>loud and harsh enough. Now I'm using (believe it or not) a Rico Royal
>graftonite
>Jazz facing. It works real well. Growls wonderfully, etc. However, I can't
>do ANYTHING tasteful on it. For that I still use the Brilhart.
> I have found, however, that REEDS make a huge difference. Regular
>Rico reeds don't work well at all for me, but maybe it's just this
>mouthpiece.
>
>Fred Jacobowitz
>Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory
>
>On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Mrs. Starr Schaftel Wayne, Dr. John Wayne wrote:
>
>> Hello fellow clarinetists.
>>
>> Would someone please give me a recommendation on a baritone saxophone
>> mouthpiece/reed/ligature combo.
>> Thanks,
>> Starr
>>
I use a Dukoff #5 with a Rovner lig and Rico Jazz reeds on my Mark VI with
low A. I have total dynamic control, can still provide bottom for the big
band at fff, and my fellow quartet players prefer it to other pieces I have
tried. Try the reeds first (cheapest fix), then pick a piece that suits
you, then retry reeds, then get a Rovner or Winslow that fits.
Mike