Klarinet Archive - Posting 000828.txt from 1998/01

From: LSUgirl <aforten@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 01:37:43 -0500

On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Joyce Family wrote:

> I recently bought a new clarinet, a Buffet R-13, and I was wondering if I should use the mouthpiece that came with it, or the one I bought before that - a Selmer Paris C85 120.
> I am looking for a better tone, so which should I use? (I noted when trying the Selmer Paris on my Buffet that it was a VERY tight fight, if that makes any difference.
>
> Laura.
>

Laura-
Definitely do not use the mouthpiece that came with the clarinet! The
stock mouthpiece that comes with the R-13 is the same one they use with
the plastic beginner models. I also know that when I recieved my R-13
about 3 years ago, my Vandoren B45 mouthpiece would not fit in the barrel.
Turns out that the barrel was somehow shaped on the inside bore for an
E-flat model!! Needless to say, I had to return my clarinet and have the
barrel replaced. This could be your problem. Does your clarinet play
stuffy? I am not aware of any others having this problem, but we could be
one in a million with a "lemon" of a clarinet.

Amanda
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