Klarinet Archive - Posting 000254.txt from 1999/08

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Kaspar
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:48:09 -0400

On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Jeff Carwile wrote:
> Wouldn't most kaspar players agree that it is not the kaspar mouthpiece
> itself that is so sought after, but rather the material it was made from?
>
> I've tried a bunch of kaspars that didn't work for me. But then the one I
> currently use has been refaced and it is a dream (I could barely play it
> before it was refaced..)
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff Carwile
> carwile@-----.org

Bingo! Jeff gets the golden mouthpiece!

Pretty astute - and you are very correct. Kaspars were made from blanks
that contained ingredients that the EPA no longer allows in the process -
and don't ask me what they are because I don't know! However, I have
heard it from Jim Green and from Richard Hawkins - so I pass the info
along.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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