Klarinet Archive - Posting 000109.txt from 2000/11

From: jason.servetar@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] new jazz clarinet?
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 12:12:14 -0500

Thanks Dee for your response.
Ok here is the rub, I wasn't the cork that did not fit, in the barrel but
the RUBBER/PLASTIC. If it were only the cork, I'd be playing it now, but it
was the actual mouthpiece itself. It was about 1 mm too wide. Has this
happened to anyone else?

I like you also like old horns. I really like my Revere, but it is
kinda rare bird. No one can tell me that much about it, it has
made in England stamped on the body, and appears to be cut from
some nice dark wood with faint reddish stripes. Is there anyone else, out
there
actually still playing on one, or knows anything about them?
'
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From: Dee D. Hays [mailto:deehays@-----.net]
Subject: Re: [kl] new jazz clarinet?

----- Original Message -----
From: <jason.servetar@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] new jazz clarinet?

> ... Why would that old Vandorn 5RV fit and not the new 5JB? Did the
standard
> change after 1950? Is there some modification I could make to a new
> mouthpiece to get it to fit? (Sanding?)

The standard has not really changed. Sometimes the corks on new mouthpieces
are oversize and sometimes they just get a little swollen from the humidity.
All you would have needed to do was take it to a technician and have it
sanded down a bit. I wouldn't recommend you try it yourself as there is a
proper method to get it to come out even. It's not hard but you would need
to have someone show you how. The cork on the used mouthpiece had either
been sanded down in the past or was just permanently compressed from usage.

>
> Second question: A few weeks ago a pin broke in my Revere and I had it
fixed
> along with my (c#) mechanism, but will keep falling apart, needing
repairs,
> and use only vintage mouthpieces? Is it just time to start looking for
> something better? Any recommendations for a sweet sounding Jazz setup,
would
> be welcome? Primarily something used, I can bid on ebay for. In the
archives
> it said Bennie Goodman used a Buffet R 13, and mentions for the Buffet
> Festival and Leblanc Pete Fountain. I am looking for something that will
> stand up to hour a day practice, and help me play some sweet jazz.

No you don't need to use only vintage mouthpieces (see above). While I
don't know about your particular instrument, older horns don't particularly
keep falling apart if they were quality horns to start with. If they are
properly taken care of, only infrequent repairs are needed. I personally
play on a 40+ year old Leblanc and my back up horn is a 60 year old Pruefer.

As to whether you need a different horn or not, I can't say. Benny Goodman
also played Selmers for a good many years. But what works for one person
may not work for another.

Dee Hays

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