Klarinet Archive - Posting 000610.txt from 2000/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece boring?
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:44:37 -0400

At 09:33 AM 8/21/2000 +0100, Bernard Hunt wrote:
>> I prefer the classic Selmer mpcs to the new ones with the square
>> chambers...it's not that they're bad, just not as good. Is it possible to
>> maybe take one of these new S80 mpcs and bore out the squareness so that
>> the chambers are comparable to the classic scrolled Selmer mpcs?
>
>Shouryu,
>
>To completely not answer the question you asked . . 8-)
>Do you know that there are some mouthpieces available which have a rounded
>chamber ? I use a Caravan large bore for "serious" classical work on my
>alto sax. I believe the Rascher mpcs have a similar internal profile - I was
>told that the Caravan has been tweaked to intonate better on a modern horn,
>whereas the Rascher is more suited to an older instrument.
>
The Selmer Larry Teal models, among many others, also have round chambers.
It might be possible to bore one of THOSE out to Soloist specs.

Bill Hausmann NEW ADDRESS: bhausmann1@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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