Klarinet Archive - Posting 000122.txt from 1998/11

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Starter Clarinet?
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 08:56:41 -0500

On Thu, 5 Nov 1998, Bill Hausmann wrote:
> By the way, I agree completely with your opinion on the B45. Although I
> have have played on it a lot myself, I, too, find it unsuitable for
> beginners due to its relatively large opening and long facing. I like its
> sound, but have trouble playing it in tune above the staff myself. In this
> area, the Selmer HS* is very popular with band directors, and it is just
> the sort of mouthpiece you recommend.

Of all the mouthpieces I researched during my sabbatical, I was most
confused and frustrated by the support for the Selmer HS* I finally gave
up trying to understand why many clarinetists actually like this bright,
edgy, small bore, shallow baffle, closed tip, long faced mouthpiece - and
simply started refacing them and selling them on eBay for a whopping
profit. Heck, if you can't beat em, join em.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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