Klarinet Archive - Posting 000793.txt from 2003/05

From: "Trish Mendenhall" <trishm@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Facing vs. reed strength
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 20:04:49 -0400

I actually had a B-45 that was wonderful to play on that I had for at =
least
20 years. It was my "Old Faithful" - I could play any sort of music =
with
it. I had other mouthpieces, but none of them were as flexible for me =
as
that B-45. It wasn't necessarily the *best* mouthpiece I had for a
particular style, but it was awesome for times when I had to switch =
styles
quickly.

It broke a couple of years ago and I wanted to replace it, but I tried a
dozen different B-45s and couldn't find a single one that even came =
close.
In fact, they weren't even close to consistent with each other. Either
their manufacturing QA has gone downhill extensively or I simply got =
very
lucky when I got the first one.

-----Original Message-----
From: GrabnerWG@-----.com]=20
Subject: Re: [kl] Facing vs. reed strength

BTW...I have nothing against VanDoren. I like the 5RV Lyre...and I =
played on
a B44 bass clarinet mouthpiece (heavily modified by a great craftsman) =
for
many years.

I just don't particularly like the B-45 and the damn things are =
everywhere!

Walter
www.clarinetXpress.com
Cocus Wood Mouthpieces=20

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