Klarinet Archive - Posting 000743.txt from 2000/06

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] old mouthpiece
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:39:53 -0400

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Advise and history needed. I have a 73 year old student who had studied =
with Keith Stein 54 years ago at Michigan State. She loaned me an old MO =
that has history. He told her she needed a better mouthpiece, and went =
through his box of mouthpieces and gave her an old duck-bill Pedler from =
Elkhart, and told her to send it off to Mr Kasper in Chicago who worked =
for Goldbeck (?). Kasper was to put a Portney facing on it. For you =
facing number folks, it measures 32, 22,12, 8-,,,tip of 110 and has a bore =
of 570 throat to 590 exit. =20

Well, it plays like a dream. It has a centered sound with an excitment or =
liveness or ping in the sound. It is not as covered or warm (?) as my =
Pynes and self modified M-13's. However it plays sharp. Using a 67mm =
barrel it still stays above 440. =20

Any ideas... other than how can YOU contact her for a better price offer?!

Dave

Dr. David McClune
Professor of Woodwinds
Director of Bands
Union University
Jackson, TN 38305

office-901-661-5294

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