Klarinet Archive - Posting 000657.txt from 2002/07

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] What kind of mouthpiece does a soprano C clarinet take?
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:00:50 -0400

In a message dated Mon, 22 Jul 2002 6:12:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, clarinet10001@-----.com writes:

> you HAVE TO have a person with the equipment to take off just a little of the length without damaging the mouthpiece, and you HAVE TO be willing to part with the mouthpiece for your Bb/A clarinet playing, as it will be unusable for that afterward, as it will be very sharp. >>

Kelly omits the very standard practise of using the same mouthpiece on Bb/A and C. In some cases, altering the barrel of the C clarinet might be nexessary. In a few extreme instances, it can be advantageous to make a new barrel for the C clarinet.

I have seen either approach work well.

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetxpress.com

> Contact me privately if you want more info on the ins and outs
> of my finding a C clarinet and mouthpiece, as it would be
> very
> lengthy for the list...

   
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