Klarinet Archive - Posting 000125.txt from 1998/11

From: "edsshop" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Starter Clarinet?
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:10:01 -0500

I agree about the HS*. I'ts horrible. I disliked it 40 years ago and they
havn't changed a bit. Even the HS** I dislike. For kids the Bundy 2 or 3
is really nice. It blows nicely. Kids like it. It's tough. It's
consistent. It's cheap!
Ed Maurey
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From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 05, 1998 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [kl] Starter Clarinet?

>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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