Klarinet Archive - Posting 000879.txt from 2000/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] embouchures, mouthpieces, reeds
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:27:17 -0400

At 09:21 AM 10/15/2000 -0500, Roger Garrett wrote:
>Lately, it seems the plastic mouthpieces that come with the horn are the
>most frequently seen. Some teachers in certain districts require the stock
>mouthpiece to be removed and have a brand/model of mouthpiece put in with
>the beginning rental/sales instruments. In fact, the Woodwind/Brasswind
>recently ordered 20 K models from me - and I asked if they were going to
>one locaton, the answer was yes. A school district ordered 20 of them for
>the beginning cases. *whew* But those are hard rubber and are the
exception.
>
>Yamaha was putting hard rubber mouthpieces with their beginning line (YCL
>24, 34, etc.), but I don't know if that is true this year.
>
A hard rubber mouthpiece might be an extra cost option from the factory.
All of the ones we get in the store have standard 4C plastic mouthpieces,
but we order most of our Selmer clarinets and all Selmer saxophones with
the HS* and C* respectively packed in them at the factory, since that is
what most local band directors prefer. There are a few who specify other
things. One local school district was using B-44's for years with their
Yamaha clarinets, then switched one year to B-45's, then Jewels the next
year! (Note to band directors: This is NOT a nice thing to do to your
local music dealer, as it really louses up inventory and causes
considerable bother and expense. If you are contemplating such a change,
please allow plenty of lead time.)

>Why not? For information sake, many of them are not clarinetists (although
>that's not a great excuse). At the very least, they should provide a list
>of acceptable brands/combinations/reeds etc. that the students should pick
>from, and they should ask their local stores to carry those brands. Many
>do not.

We always try to have this information available in all our stores, but
getting it from the directors is often like pulling teeth!

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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