Klarinet Archive - Posting 000348.txt from 2002/10

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] bass mouthpiece facings, was: [kl] bass clarinet
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:15:47 -0400

If I remember correctly, Matson told me that Ron Reuben had an asymmetrical
facing and that the facing that he (Matson) subsequently came up with was
adapted from this to be symmetrical. He said that most players found that
this one worked better for them.

Ed

> From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:06:41 -0400
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] bass mouthpiece facings, was: [kl] bass clarinet mouthpiece
>
> This facing was not in any way my discovery. These numbers are consistent with
> a facing that has long been used by serious bass clarinetists, and I believe
> originated, or at least is associated with Ronald Reuben.
>
> Lawrie Bloom tells me that Everret Matson used this facing, and I believe
> applied it to one of the mouthpieces he has used for years.

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