Klarinet Archive - Posting 000196.txt from 2000/02

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: Re: [kl] Bb Reed - 1/4 inch = Eb Reed
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:56:55 -0500

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:10:36 -0800 , kevinfay@-----.com said:

> Tony & Shouryu had an interesting exchange:
>
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Tony Pay wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 3 Feb 2000 09:33:48 -0700 (MST), jnohe@-----.edu said:
> >
> > > On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Tony Pay wrote:
> > >
> > > > Now, *purrrlease* nobody ask me what effect shortening the reed
> > > > has.
> > >
> > > Well...you can use it on your eefer as well as your beefer. ^_^
> >
> > I don't mind that -- that's an *answer*.
> >
> > You *might* be able to use it on your afer as well, though it's rare
> > to possess one. But you can certainly use it on your anal. (Though
> > some people don't have them either.)
>
> Like many Eb players, I do not use reeds manufactured for that
> purpose. Instead, I use a Vandoren V-12 with the butt cut off to make
> it short enough to fit on the Eb mouthpiece. Many custom Eb
> mouthpieces (e.g., Dan Johnston's and Greg Smith's) are specifically
> designed to be used this way.

I have an Eb mouthpiece with a lay (facing) that's too open. It works
well with a standard length Bb reed, because the end of the reed rests
on the ring of the barrel, and tilts the reed so that the 'effective'
facing is closer.

I found this out by accident.

[snip]

> I won't comment on the other various suggestions of where else to use
> the reed, or what to use it for.

It came out, and then was interpreted, rather more coarsly than I'd
really intended. I just thought that since it had been suggested:

Clarinet in E flat = Eef(lat)er

Clarinet in B flat = Beef(lat)er

then perhaps:

Clarinet in A flat = Af(lat)er

Clarinet in A natural = An(atur)al

...but I can see it wasn't *very* funny.

Tony
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