Klarinet Archive - Posting 001748.txt from 1998/04

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: German mouthpieces designed for French bore clarinets - German bore clarinets
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:52:35 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Schexnayder <carlsche@-----.com>
Date: Monday, April 27, 1998 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: German mouthpieces designed for French bore clarinets - German
bore clarinets

>
>I don't know if this message ever went through!

>>I have recently had some of my students play or the Dirksmeyer German
>>Mouthpiece and the Hall German Mouthpiece. Both are designed to play well
>>in tune on French bore clarinets. We are using Rovner Dark ligatures and
>#5
>>Van Doran Black Masters. So far, we seem to have had great success and
the
>>tone, pitch, etc. are very much to my liking.
>>
>>I wondered if you were familiar with these mouthpieces and, if so, if you
>>could tell me how your Zinner German Mouthpiece would compare. I also
>>wondered if you knew of another reed that you thought would work better
>with
>>these.
>>
>>Yamaha is now producing a German bore clarinet with Boehm system
>fingerings.
>>I've been trying to find someone who has had experience with these and
>could
>>tell me something about them.
>>
>>I'm also looking for the darkest, least strident sounding bass clarinet
and
>>wondered if you could give me some input on that subject or point me in
the
>>right direction.
>>
>>Thanks So Much!
>>Carl Schexnayder
>>Director of Bands
>>St. Amant High School
>>12035 Highway 431
>>St. Amant, Louisiana 70774
>>
>>e-mail
>>carlsche@-----.com
>>
>>
>
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