Klarinet Archive - Posting 000113.txt from 2001/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bending bass clarinet neck may not the best solution.
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:18:19 -0500

At 12:55 AM 3/5/2001 -0500, Alvin Swiney wrote:

>I don't think that neck bending is the best solution to correcting the
>mouthpiece angle. Not only can that procedure crease or kink the wall tubing
>but shape of the round metal tubing can be distorted and made oval.
>Acoustically the flattening of the bass clarinet neck can be a real nightmare
>for pitch. For dimensional changes in the Bass Clarinet neck are as critical
>as dimensional changes in the soprano Clarinet barrel.
> I watched Hans Moennig address this same problem for the bass Clarinet
>player of the Chicago Symphony in 1978. Instead of bending the neck tubing,
>Mr. Moennig merely change the angle of the metal mouthpiece socket in
>relationship to the neck tube.

This appears to be what you get when you buy a Selmer USA (formerly Bundy)
bass clarinet with the "new" style neck. I guess if it is good enough for
Hans Moennig...

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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