Klarinet Archive - Posting 000086.txt from 1997/11

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: New mouthpiece? was Re: Bass Clarinet
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 1997 15:51:03 -0500

On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Neil Leupold wrote:

> On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Fred Jacobowitz wrote:
>
> > I have a Hite mouthpiece which I don't use any more
> > because it is too bright and 'buzzy' for symphonic work.
>
> My thoughts exactly, but that is exactly what I'm stuck
> with at present. Man I'm tired of it. What do you use
> presently which has brought greater success in terms of
> a better orchestral tone quality?
>
> Neil
>
I went from a Hite to a Greg Smith #1. I may have gotten lucky, however;
one out of the three I tried just had a real "sympathy" with my horn and
set-up, and was very resonant for me. They are expensive, but in my case
it was worth it.

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu