Klarinet Archive - Posting 000991.txt from 1999/03

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Backordered Mouthpiece
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:40:33 -0500

On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Dr. David McClune wrote:
> Your thumb must be cramping from all the measuring! The lack of exactness
> is amazing isn't it!
>
> Dave McClune

You can always tell someone who knows how to measure a mouthpiece!
Yes......my thumb and hand became quite sore and cramped - two plus
hours.....whew!

The extreme variance between even the same model of mouthpiece was very
revealing. I was also surprised at the variance of blanks used by the
same makers. For example, Borbeck used three different types of blanks -
and his tips were all fasioned differently and at different angles. A
great learning experience - and now I have another wad of legal sheets
filled with measurements to add to my notebook.

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

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