Klarinet Archive - Posting 000711.txt from 1999/02

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Getting used to a bass clarinet
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:09:54 -0500

Bay reeds seem to work very well with Bay mouthpieces, which work really
with the Bay necks. I haven't tried them on any other set-up.
Carl Schexnayder

>In reply to Duncan Roberts:
>
>You might try bass reeds from Charles Bay. He sells direct, and they are
>also available from several mail order companies. My daughter finds
>Vandoren's bass clarinet reeds totally unsatisfactory. She was using their
>Java sax reeds (as you mentioned) until Bay sent her some samples when she
>bought a second mouthpiece from him. Now she swears by his reeds.
>
>MikeC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Duncan wrote:
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>Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 12:08:35 -0500
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: Duncan McRoberts <duncan@-----.com>
>Subject: Re: [kl] Getting used to a bass clarinet
>Message-ID: <36C85493.3C1DE5FE@-----.com>
>
>>
>
>The reeds are even more important on bass clarinet than on soprano. Also,
>for
>some reason, bass clarinet and tenor sax reeds seem to run soft. I have
>students that play a 3 on soprano and a 4.5 or 5 on bass. In my experience,
>Vandoren bass clarinet reeds are not the best. I use Vandoren V-16 or JAVA
>tenor sax reeds. Hope this
>helps.
>
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