Klarinet Archive - Posting 001074.txt from 1997/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Eb clarinets/cornets in band
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 22:28:33 -0400

I use a Greg Smith Eb mouthpiece, serial number 04 (!) that was actually
made by Richard Hawkins. The last ones I tried (Hawkins makes his own
now...doesn't do Smith's) were not very good....but Hawkins still makes
them....and can be contacted at Interlochen. His mouthpieces are
exceptional! The sharp below and flat above thing exists mostly with the
lesser quality instruments....but the mouthpiece makes an enormous
differnece.

I like cornets in a band too! Don't hear them much anymore though.

Roger Garrett

On Tue, 23 Sep 1997 peter.stoll@-----.ca wrote:

> When I adjudicate music festivals, I've always put in a plug for the Eb,
> believing that with a proper mpc.and hard enough reeds, the "sharp below,
> flat on top" phenomenon can be overcome. Any opinions?
>
> Peter Stoll
> Instructor of Clarinet and Chamber Music
> University of Toronto
>
>