Klarinet Archive - Posting 000156.txt from 1998/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Starter Clarinet?
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:20:39 -0500

At 07:56 AM 11/5/98 -0600, Roger Garrett wrote:
>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.
>
It's not my favorite, either, but it IS popular around here. I used to
play one, because it came with my Series 10, but later moved to more open
mouthpieces like the HS**, B45 and B44, and now Selmer C85 115. I hadn't
played one in years until I recently acquired an old Vito that had one in
it. It was not as bad as I remembered, but I'd probably still prefer to
play my old Selmer Goldentone 3!

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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