Klarinet Archive - Posting 000287.txt from 1999/08

From: Michael Cogswell <Michael_Cogswell@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] RE: klarinet Digest 12 Aug 1999 04:41:50 -0000 Issue 1633
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 10:43:30 -0400

Richard Bush wrote:

"Now, I realize I'll be stepping on a lot of toes, but here is MY
opinion. I hate Vandoren B45s. I consider them hard blowing, bright or
even shrill in tone and many play severely out of tune. "

I am a rank beginner, so I am poorly qualified to discuss mouthpieces.
However, my second hand clarinet came with a B45. I tried several
brand/strength reeds, but was having a great deal of difficulty. After
reading one of the previous mouthpiece threads I ordered a Hite Premier in
the hope that it might help. Let me tell you, it helped a bunch. From the
first time I tried it I found I could play with very few squeaks and could
actually change registers. I'm still a rank beginner, the cat still flees
in terror, my playing is pitiful and an embarrassment to my daughter (who
actually can play a clarinet) and I have vast amounts to learn, but the
learning became enjoyable instead of an ordeal.

MikeC

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