Klarinet Archive - Posting 000759.txt from 2000/05

From: kawai@-----.jp
Subj: Re:[kl] Basset Horn
Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 02:31:09 -0400

ShawThings@-----.com wrote:

> I wonder if Dan Leeson has time to further reply to the question
> about basset horn reeds, would he mind sharing his thoughts and
> opinions on the topic of wide bore vs narrow bore basset horns?

Well, I'm not Dan Leeson, anyway I will write a little about
Basset horn reed.

I have a Buffet's basset.(wide bore) I play it with Vandoren B44
alto clarinet mouthpiece and Vandoren traditional 3 reed. This
setting works very well for me. I've tried Vandoren's alto sax
reed,(3.0) however I felt it sounds very thin.

My friend plays a Selmer's basset.(narrow bore) She plays it
with Woodwinds Larry Combs model mouthpiece for Bb soprano clarinet.
(as for reeds, I'm not sure what brand she uses. Probably Vandoren,
I think.)

IMHO, alto sax reed for basset horn doesn't work well as tenor
sax reed for bass clarinet. As written in the above paragraph, I
think it sounds thiner and less rich than one would expect for basset
horn. I don't know why. Probably the profiles of reeds are so
different. (see http://www.vandoren.com/)

Takashi Kawai
Takatsuki / Japan

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