Klarinet Archive - Posting 000624.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mixing Bb & A clarinet barrels, and 'matching' sets of clarinets
Date: Tue, 12 May 1998 17:53:22 -0400

On Tue, 12 May 1998, Cmdr Herel wrote:
> I gave up. My Bb is beautiful. My A is beautiful. They each have a custom
> barrel. I learned to make moutpiece switches very quickly and accurately
> instead of putting up with intonation and response problems from barrel-
> switching.
>
> With the right fit, some good slimy corkgrease, and the right hand motion, I
> can pop my mouthpiece back and forth without wrecking the reed position almost
> as quickly as I used to do barrel changes.
>
> Besides, it puts life on the edge a bit more... :)
>
> Teri Herel.

Teri described my approach exactly........now I don't have to type what I
do - just reprint her message!

But........there is the occassion that the reed does slip......yowza!

Roger Garrett
IWU

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