Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 2002/12

From: "Lincoln Wiebe" <lincolnwiebe@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece pitch for Bass Clarinet?
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 18:00:00 -0500

I'm referring to the pitch that results when one blows on the reed
and mouthpiece without the rest of the instrument. I'm told this pitch
is important for alto sax and clarinet beginners. Maybe it is for bass
too.

On 5 Dec 2002 at 14:52, Gary Van Cott wrote:

> I have stepped in it once already today, but what do you mean by mouthpiece
> pitch?
>
> Have you seen references to A=440 or A=442 or something along that
> line? In the US (and Canada as far as I know) most groups play with A=440,
> but I don't think I have ever seen any choice in bass clarinet mouthpieces.
>
> Gary
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> + Gary Van Cott - Van Cott Information Services, Inc.
> + Clarinet, Saxophone, Flute, Double Reed Books and More
> + http://www.vcisinc.com/ --> VISA MasterCard Discover AmExp <--
> + P.O. Box 9569, Las Vegas, NV 89191, USA
> + Phone: 702-438-2102 Fax: 801-650-1719 Email: Gary@-----.com
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> At 02:40 PM 12/5/02, you wrote:
> >Can anyone inform me on the correct mouthpiece pitch for the bass
> >clarinet?
> >
> >I'm new to the group and I apologize if this has been discussed
> >recently.
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>

---------------------------------------------------------------------