Klarinet Archive - Posting 000730.txt from 2002/07

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: What kind of mouthpiece does a soprano C clarinet take?
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 22:28:48 -0400

on 7/23/2002 11:23 AM, Gregory Smith wrote:

>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.

This is right on the money. I too use the same mouthpiece on C, Bb, and A
clarinets. In the orchestra, there is no other practical way to do it.

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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