Klarinet Archive - Posting 000944.txt from 2003/06

From: "Raycraft" <raycraft@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Adjusting Reeds
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 01:51:02 -0400

> Has there eve been an attempt to make a mouthpiece reed combination that
is
> all one unit? I had a dream about this a few nights back. The thing was
> a mouthpiece/reed/ligature and instrument all-in-one and Eddie Daniels was
> playing it at a jazz concert. The instrument was all polymer construction
> and sounded just like a clarinet should sound. Yeah, I know, this is an
> "only in your dreams " kind of thing, but I just had to ask.
>
> Nancy

Actually, I seem to remember reading (I think in David Pino's
book, The Clarinet and Clarinet Playing) that 'way a long time
ago, the mouthpiece and reed were made in one piece. You had
to throw the whole mouthpiece away when the reed wore out.
At least I THINK I'm remembering it correctly.

Of course, if someone were to make a polymer one, it would
last longer. But then, it seems like there would have to be TONS
of different models, to accomodate everyone's different mouthpiece/
reed/ligature preferences, right?

Sue

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