Klarinet Archive - Posting 000510.txt from 2003/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] B45 strikes again
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:47:04 -0400

At 02:07 PM 7/17/2003 -0500, Wendy wrote:
>So how would a lay person go about discovering if the B-45 they have been
>using is one of the good ones or one of the bad ones? I should measure
>something? Obviously, if the sound doesn't come out, it's bad, but y'all
>are making me wonder if a different mouthpiece would be a good idea.

The second of the two I own (bought many years ago), when looked at
closely, was VISIBLY bad. The point where the curve starts was extremely
sharp, as if not finished properly. The mouthpiece was much harder to play
than the one I had already. I should have sent it back, but did not. I
put it on a piece of sandpaper and gave it a couple of scrapes to smooth
that sharp break off. Beginners luck was in effect. I cannot tell the two
apart now.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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