Klarinet Archive - Posting 000624.txt from 1998/11

From: "Cox, Graeme" <Graeme.Cox@-----.nz>
Subj: RE: [kl] Mouthpiece for a CT
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:38:14 -0500

Arnold,

Moving to a softer reed and a more open mouthpiece isn't going to improve
your tone, I suspect. Recently, I bought a Selmer C* mouthpiece (along with
an old junky clarinet) and found to my surprise that it plays wonderfully on
my 1950 Selmer BT horn. The C* has a narrow tip and a long facing according
to the Selmer web site and I use Grand Concert 3 1/2 reeds with it.
Previously, I've been using a Vandoren 2RV with the BT, but I like the C*
even better.

Cheers,
Graeme Cox
Christchurch, New Zealand
Graeme.Cox@-----.nz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnold Teres [SMTP:johnathant@-----.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 1:01 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Mouthpiece for a CT
>
> I have been playing my Selmer Center Tone with a Selmer HS* and Rico
> Royale
> 3 1/2 reeds for quite a while now and I want to try something new. I am
> quite satisfied with the sound I have with this setup but it is a bit hard
> to blow and can hesitate on C, C#, and Eb. Does anyone have a suggestion
> for
> other setups that may be a bit more free blowing? I have tried softer
> reeds
> but they don't perform well with the HS*. I suspect that I would have to
> move to a more "open" mouthpiece to use a softer reed but I am not sure
> how
> much of a change I should attempt. By the way, one of the reasons I have
> the
> current setup is that it provides very good tone and intonation in the
> altissimo and I don't want to loose that.
>
>

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