Klarinet Archive - Posting 000692.txt from 2002/07

From: "Forest E. Aten Jr." <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: What kind of mouthpiece does a soprano C clarinet take?
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 11:34:09 -0400

Greg,

Add me to the list of players that regularly use a C clarinet in a
professional setting and with a Bb/A mouthpiece.

Forest Aten

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From: "Gregory Smith" <Gregory@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: What kind of mouthpiece does a soprano C clarinet take?

>Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 23:00:50 -0400
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
>Subject: Re: [kl] What kind of mouthpiece does a soprano C clarinet take?
>Message-ID: <16D18E8B.5D35FD19.024C2F1F@-----.com>

>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

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Similarly, I have found that obtaining the correct length and bore barrel
for the C clarinet (regardless of the maker of the clarinet) will address
this question quite well.

In my experience, one does not have to sacrifice a "Bb" mouthpiece by
shortening it in order to get the C clarinet to play optimally in terms of
both tonal sonority and tuning. Just as a practical matter, if one is to
switch between the Bb/A and C clarinet on the same piece or in the same
concert, for reliability's sake they have to be able to play the same
mouthpiece/reed combination on both.

Chadash makes a standard C barrel that is designed to play on C clarinets
with regular Bb mouthpieces. All 4 of us in the Chicago Symphony clarinet
section play our C clarinets (Buffet and Leblanc) with our regular Bb
mouthpieces. I believe Nancy Buckman also uses my Bb mouthpiece on her
Patricola C clarinet...but perhaps she will correct me if I am mistaken.
Whether she had a different barrel made for it, I am not sure.

Gregory Smith
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