Klarinet Archive - Posting 000679.txt from 1998/05

From: "Scott Morrow" <sdm@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Barrels and mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 13 May 1998 09:59:27 -0400

Nancy wrote:

>I can understand extra equipment, but 8 barrels (I have 5 and thought I
>was over stocked) seems excessive to me. Another thing I don't quite
>understand is why one would have all those barrels and not have a
>mouthpiece for each clarinet , so as not to have to be switching
>mouthpieces between instruments all the time. My section mates do this
>all the time and end up trading who plays where at the changes just so
>they can change mouthpieces from one clarinet to the other. It can't be
>a money thing because they both own extra mouthpieces and don't use
>them. If they don't like the way the mouthpieces play, then why do they
>have them. I asked why they did this and their answer was " I don't
>know". Would someone please explain? Maybe there is a reason I never
>considered.

I've only played a couple of concerts where I had to switch between Bb
and A, and in all of them used separate mouthpiece/barrels (i.e., I used two
"whole" clarinets!) without any problem. It might just be that I'm too
inexperienced to realize that "this is how it's done", but it's certainly
easier!
-Scott
P.S. I also use separate mouthpiece/barrels when switching between Bb
soprano and bass!
-SDM

Scott D. Morrow
DNA Synthesis Core Facility
Department of Biochemistry
The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
Baltimore, MD 21205
(410) 955-3631

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