Klarinet Archive - Posting 000777.txt from 1998/02

From: "Benjamin Leon" <bleon@-----.edu>
Subj: Bass Clarinet Reeds.
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 18:21:58 -0500

Greetings!

OK...here goes....
a band director I work with (who is a fine clarinetist in his own right)
Mentioned that I should not use bass clarinet reeds.
Instead, he mentioned using tenor sax reeds. Usually med soft ala LaVoz.
I asked why and was told that the length of the bass Cl reed is usually longer
than that of the normal positioning of the reed on the mouthpiece.

Has anyone used something different on the bass clarine (reeds) to get the
instrument to speak in all registers? Anyone have any tips on playing in a cl
choir with this instrument??

Thanks in advance.

Ben
BLeon@-----.edu