Klarinet Archive - Posting 000619.txt from 1998/09

From: David McClune <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Jazz Bass
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 13:41:44 -0400

You need to build a wedhe inthe baffel of the mouthpiece. Buy dental wax
(used on braces) and starting about 3/8 an inch into the roof of the
mouthpice build up a wax a wedge that slowlly becomes thicker as it goes
down into the mouthpiece. THe entire thing shouldbe about 1 inch long a
and not thicker than about 1/4-3/8 inch. You will bave to scrape the wedge
to shape it. This WILL affect tone, responce and intonation, so adjust the
length, depth and starting point to balance the positive and negative
effects to suit your needs. It will stick quite well, so it is a challange
to remove every speck of wax later. It is the cheapest solution.

At 08:59 PM 9/16/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Heh...I know this is going to sound weird, coming from me, but I have a
>quextion concerning bass...(Not trying to sound conceited or
>anything..well, nevermind)...
>
>We're playing this wonderful piece in Jzz band called The Peacocks. This
>ballad totally rolls. This is so smooth that I'm in ecstacy. The entire
>thing is a bass clarinet solo. Go fig. *shrug*
>
>Thing is - I hvae little experience with jazz bass, and so I've never
>really needed to produce a massive amount of projection. At the moment
>I'm playing a Hite (if I had the financial means to change that to say, a
>Morgan, you know I would), but if anyone can suggest a mouthpiece that is
>particularly louder than most bass mpcs, I'd appreciate it. ^_^
>
>J. Shouryu Nohe
>http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
>Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
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>"You...embarrass me." - Ayanami Rei
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Dr. David McClune
Professor of Clarinet
Director of Bands
Union University
Jackson, TN 38305
901-661-5294-office

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