Klarinet Archive - Posting 001367.txt from 1998/05

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Re: Help-embouchure!?!?
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 09:41:05 -0400

On Thu, 28 May 1998, Kenneth Wolman wrote:
> Is there anyone who LIKES the B45. I hate mine. I'd sell the damn thing
> (I even kept the original box!), but there's a glut of them in NY music
> stores....

The problem I have experienced with the B45 is that it is edgy, bright,
and lacking in resonance. They often arrive with a tip opening of about
1.15 or greater, and a short curve schedule. Even refacing them is a pain
in the you know what - it has been much easier to reface M13's.

The B45 served a purpose when it was first introduced, but there are many
other mouthpieces that are now much better for much less money.

You should try the Clark Fobes student mouthpiece - for a plastic
mouthpiece that retails in the $20-30 range, you can't beat it. It far
surpasses the B45.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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