Klarinet Archive - Posting 000159.txt from 2000/06

From: Spike Spiegel <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Mouthpiece mismatch
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:01:02 -0400

On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Patricia Smith wrote:

> Your reed does need to fit the mouthpiece at the tip and along the rails.
> The whistling means air is escaping where it should not. I would try a
> different brand of reed - Oliveri might work nicely if you need a reed that
> is somewhat narrower; Mitchell Luries or Grand Concerts if you need a wider
> reed (you said you were using Vandorens?)

It's also not a bad idea to try out White and Black Masters. I find that
BMs fit better on my Gennusa (which V12's are just a hair too wide for).
Unfortunately, I've got a six box backstock that I've been aging...and so
I have to stick with the V12s. ^_^

> Now, one caveat here: I have had success using a Bb reed cut off at the
> butt to use on Eefer, but I find I really have to do a lot of adjusting and
> hacking away. I don't recommend doing this because 1) the reed hangs off on
> the sides and; 2) it's way too much work when you can go buy reeds for eefer
> that work much better. The stores around here had run out and I didn't want
> to wait to order these reeds.

To be honest, I like the cut off V12's far better, even with the over
hang. That extra thickness in the reed keeps my upper register from being
too piercing (but hey, it's an Eb, you can only do SO much). Again, the
alternative is Black Masters, which are as thick as V12s, but for the most
part fit nicely (the tip is a little too wide, but the rest of the reed
fits perfectly - just sand away a little of the shoulders on each side and
it should be nice).

My three yen...for what it's worth. ^_^

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"I don't know, and I don't have an opinion." - Jet Black

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