Klarinet Archive - Posting 000197.txt from 2000/02

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Velcro Ligature
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 20:11:34 -0500

Tony:

I've heard that there are German reeds that are made to that
specification. Do you know anything about it?

Allen Levin

At 04:10 PM 2/3/00 GMT, you wrote:
>On Thu, 03 Feb 2000 15:49:09 GMT, I said:
>
>[snip]
>
>> Classical mouthpieces have a very short table below the slot.
>>
>> Tony
>
>OK, I realise I'm taking stuff for granted again, so I'll spell it all
>out.
>
>Most of us that play on classical instruments don't play on original
>classical mouthpieces, mainly because most of those original mouthpieces
>that have survived have their facings severely damaged. (Some people do
>play on originals, however.) Mostly we play on copies of those
>mouthpieces -- though you can add wood or ebonite to a damaged original
>and reface it, and I have a couple of mouthpieces like that.
>
>Now, one of the characteristics of classical mouthpieces is that the
>facing extends only a short distance (about a centimetre) below the
>slot, as contrasted with more modern mouthpieces, where the facing goes
>right to the tenon. On a classical mouthpiece, there's a step where the
>facing stops, and below that the mouthpiece is symmetrical round the
>central axis.
>
>But whether or not the facing extends to the tenon makes no difference
>to the playing characteristics of the mouthpiece. It's only the length
>of the reed that makes a difference. Therefore, most of us (though not
>all) ask the manufacturer to lengthen the facing by planing off the
>step, so that a modern reed will fit on it. In that way, you can decide
>whether to shorten the modern reed you happen to be trying to the
>standard length of a classical reed (or not) at the same time as you
>rescrape it (or not).
>
>As I say, this gives you an opportunity to hear what effect shortening
>the reed has.
>
>Now, *purrrlease* nobody ask me what effect shortening the reed has.
>
>Tony
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