Klarinet Archive - Posting 000582.txt from 2001/03

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] basset horn reeds
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 21:14:37 -0500

At 04:40 PM 03/21/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>I presume you are using the older style Buffet basset horn; i.e., the
>one with a narrow bore. If that is the case, I suggest that you use a
>reed AT LEAST one strength lighter than one that you would use on a
>clarinet. That was my experience, at least.

Great advice. Our Selmer alto clarinet has a very narrow bore and using
the 3.5 Vandorens on it is a waste of time - even though they work on the
same mouthpiece on my Basset Pregtige (Buffet). We had to go to size 2.5
reeds for the Selmer Alto.......and it sounded great!

Best wishes,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Clarinet Professor
Director, Symphonic Winds
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Phone: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3121

From the London Daily News, circa 1926:

"The saxophone is a long metal instrument bent at both ends. It is alleged
to be musical. As regards markings, the creature has a series of tiny taps
stuck upon it, apparently at random. These taps are very sensitive: when
touched they cause the instrument to utter miserable sounds suggesting
untold agony. Sometimes it bursts into tears. At either end there is a
hole. People, sometimes for no reason at all, blow down the small end of
the saxophone which then shrieks and moans."

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