Klarinet Archive - Posting 001025.txt from 1997/10

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: 4.5 ??? (was Re: bad tone)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 19:29:39 -0400

On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, Craig E. G. Countryman wrote:

> Let's not forget that the strength of a reed varies greatly by
> manufactorer, as well as what mouthpiece you are using, and the
> effectiveness of different strengths on it. 4.5 sounds like a lot, and
> it may be, however we really need to know more about the
> mouthpiece-ligature-reed brand set-up before we can make that kind of
> call.

There is no mouthpiece made that will allow a beginner to sound good on
even the softest 4.5

Period.

Roger Garrett