Klarinet Archive - Posting 000221.txt from 1998/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Jazz Mouthpiece
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 08:26:59 -0400

At 08:44 PM 8/5/98 -0400, Duncan McRoberts wrote:
>Can anyone recommend a good mouthpiece for jazz?
>
As a general rule, you want a more open mouthpiece, with a softer reed, for
jazz, in order to allow more vibrato and note-bending potential. Vandoren
makes the 5JB for just this purpose, but it is VERY wide open. I just use
my Selmer C85 115, the same one I use for concert band, but I understand
that most of the orchestra folks out there use much closer facings, with
their #72 reeds, and would probably have to change their setup
significantly for jazz playing.

> --Duncan McRoberts, Chairman of the
>coalition for vegetable rights.
> "Save a carrot, eat a
>steak."
>
Where do I go to join your coalition?!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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