Klarinet Archive - Posting 000912.txt from 1999/08

From: "Paulette W. Gulakowski" <pollyg@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece help
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 23:13:07 -0400

I gave it a shot and switched out some new reeds etc. I'm afraid I'll
have to go down half a strength because the Fobes Debut is still hard to
blow, but some squeaks are gone and the control is better. Thanks for
the advice. I'll try using it for our full rehearsal Monday night.
Paulette
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On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 12:07:07 -0500 "Dr. David McClune"
<dmcclune@-----.edu> writes:
>Every mouthpiece design (model)needs a different reed style. Your old
>reed
>is probably warped to "fit" your Noblet mouthpiece. Soak up a few
>new
>reeds and see if one of them plays better. You night need to move up
>or
>down a half strength. Any time you try a new mouthpiece at any price
>point, use new reeds, preferable new reeds which have had a week of
>wetting
>and drying cycles.
>
>The noblet rubber mouthpieces are fixable, but the Fobes should play
>better,,,with the right reed!
>
>Good luck.
>
>Dave
>
>
>At 12:17 PM 8/23/99 EDT, you wrote:
>>A friend who is not a clarinetist just gave me a Clark Fobes Debut
>>mouthpiece. I was very excited. The Noblet mpc I was using was
>quite
>>serviceable but I wanted to play one designed more professionally.
>Well,
>>using the same reed and my stock ligature, I tried to play the mpc.
>It
>>was hard to blow and kept squeaking and chirping. I changed to the
>>Noblet (same reed and ligature) and it played fine. I'd really like
>to
>>know why.
>Dr. David McClune
>Professor of Woodwinds/Director of Bands
>Union University, Jackson, TN 38305
>
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