Klarinet Archive - Posting 000148.txt from 2002/03

From: CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Interested in buying a new clarinet
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 15:10:00 -0500

Bill,

I fully agree here with the mouthpiece assessment. I
was just thinking of the Vandoren mouthpiece trials to
narrow down the instruments without the possibility of
a bad instrument/mouthpiece combination keeping a good
instrument from being chosen. The mouthpiece setup
already being used may be a good place to start, but
they may also be using a stock bundy, leblanc, or
buffet mouthpiece with a bent ligature.

I altogether forgot to mention to have the setup
currently used as the *fourth* mouthpiece to try out
instruments on...thanks for pointing it out!

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds - New York City
--- Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:
> At 02:48 AM 3/9/2002 -0800, Kelly Abraham wrote:
> >...6. Make sure you try out AT LEAST 3 different
> types of
> >mouthpieces on each instrument you try (rule of
> thumb
> >would be to try out instruments using Vandoren
> >mouthpieces, since they will be the most
> accessible.)
> >If using Vandoren mouthpieces, try a B45 or B45 DOT
> >for the first type, a 5RV or 5RV LYRE for the
> second
> >type, and an M13, M13 LYRE, or an M15 for the third
> >type of mouthpiece. You won't necessarily buy a
> >Vandoren mouthpiece at that time. Find the
> instrument,
> >then try mouthpieces of all types and brands to
> find
> >the right one for you. These suggestions for
> >mouthpiece diversity will keep you from
> discrediting a
> >good instrument that you tried out with an
> >incompatible mouthpiece.
>
> Good advice, as was pretty much everything in your
> much longer post, but I
> would recommend greater diversity in your mouthpiece
> trials. First of all,
> always START with the setup you are currently using.
> It eliminates one
> very significant variable when trying out a new
> instrument for the first
> time. Secondly, I find that all Vandoren
> mouthpieces tend to have the same
> intonation characteristics for me: flat in the
> altissimo. On the other
> hand, a B45 balances out PERFECTLY with the SHARP
> altissimo of a Selmer
> Balanced Tone I recently picked up. So I would
> emphasize your point of
> trying several mouthpieces of DIFFERING brands to
> find what works best with
> a given instrument.
>
>
>
> Bill Hausmann
> bhausmann1@-----.net
> 451 Old Orchard Drive
> 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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