Klarinet Archive - Posting 000902.txt from 1997/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: the loudest Marching Band set up to date
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 15:13:41 -0400

At 02:15 PM 8/20/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Rectangular bore barrel??!! Is this for real? I've never come across
>clear plastic reeds either but I can believe they exist.
>
I don't know about the barrel, but the Selmer S80 series sax mouthpieces
have square chambers. The clear plastic reeds are made by Bari. I can't
recommend them for tone, but they respond reasonably well, don't need to be
wet (helpful for doubling and/or marching), and last a long time.
Apparently they can also make quite a racket in the right setup.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
Essexville, MI 48732 http://members.wbs.net/homepages/z/o/o/zoot14.html

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.