Klarinet Archive - Posting 000599.txt from 1998/11

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:_[kl]_Concert_A_pitch,_again?
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 04:07:48 -0500

At 01:12 PM 11/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Alan.Woodcock@-----.net wrote:
>> Vandoren advertise special mouthpieces (with the -13 suffix : M13 etc)"for
>> American players who play at A@-----.
>Which
>> implies that others, don't.
>
>I play a Buffet R13 with Vandoren mouthpieces. I have been told that the -13
>series mpcs are specifically designed for the R13. I can attest than my
>5RVLyre plays about 10 cents sharp (from A440) across the entire range of
>the clarinet while my 5RVLyre-13 plays pretty well in tune (+/- a few
>cents).
>This is subjective, but I beleive the -13 mpc actually sounds better with
>my R13 than does the non-13 - the mpc bore is certainly different.
>Incidentally,
>I use both mpcs regulary - the non-13 version for jazz/blues (to cut over
>the
>guitars in my small combo), and the -13 for everything else.
>
This would make sense, as the R-13 is most popular in America, where the
A@-----. The 5RVLyre is probably pretty
close if you are tuning to 442, and the -13 should be right for 440, since
it is designed for people who play R-13's in America where they play "flat."

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