Klarinet Archive - Posting 001257.txt from 1999/03

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] clarinet mouthpeices
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 08:51:10 -0500

On Tue, 23 Mar 1999 slk2r@-----.edu wrote:
> I am a sophmore music major at Utah State University. I recently switched
> from a Gregory Smith mouthpeice to a "Borbek" (hope I spelled that
> correctly!); which had a "facing" of 11. I find my new mouthpeice (the
> Borbek) plays much better in tune throughout all ranges of my clarinet.
>
> I also found that it helpful to have both a 4 and 4 1/2 reed (Vandoren
> V12) to play on each mouthpeice I experimented with. Having the strength
> of reed best suited to the mouthpeice helped bring out the best sound of
> the mouthpeice!

The #11 Borbeck I measured at International Musical Suppliers last weeks
had the following measurements:

1.08 tip
6/6-
11
22/23
32/34

It was made from a French blank.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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