Klarinet Archive - Posting 000210.txt from 1999/02

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Evette Clarinets
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:17:01 -0500

On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, GLORIA F LEIZER wrote:
> >And what do you do if a yard sale plastic horn is all the student or his
> >family can afford? Music enriches their lives even if they cannot afford
> >the best equipment. Don't say get a used wood. I know of several old wood
> >student models that are horrid compared to today's plastic models.
> >
> >Dee Hays
> >Canton, SD
> >
> >Dee: If all a family can afford is a plastic clarinet, get a good hard
> rubber mouthpiece and have the student play on good-wood reeds. .

There was a post a year or so ago that discussed a person who works on
plastic bass clarinets to undercut tone holes and, generally, improve the
instrument to the same playing quality as a wood instrument. (note - this
is not another thread on wood vs. anything else!!) - I'll bet there are
people who, for a nominal charge, could undercut a plasic clarinet to
improve intonation etc.......then a really good hard rubber mouthpiece and
a good reed/ligature setup would be great!

RG
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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