Klarinet Archive - Posting 000350.txt from 2002/10

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] bass mouthpiece facings, was: [kl] bass clarinetmouthpiece
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:51:38 -0400

I have an old C* that Matson applied the "Reuben/Bloom" facing to... I've
been using it for about 7 years now and I'd never get rid of it. It really
is fantastic. The only mouthpieces that I've tried that I like more are a
pair of MPs that a friend has that Richard Hawkins made for him. The
"master" was made on a Kaspar blank. He then copied it on one of his blanks
and it was 90% as good. I could play with perfect control loud or soft,
high or low with perfect ease.

When he showed them off in an excerpt class, David Howard (our teacher and
Bass Clarinet of the LA Phil) offered him $1000 for it on the spot. My
friend turned it down.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com
http://www.fifthcircle.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ed Wojtowicz [mailto:ewoj@-----.net]
>
>
> 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
> >
> > 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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