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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000071.txt from 2004/01
From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] mouth piece & Ligature
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 09:16:50 -0500
At 11:47 PM 1/2/2004 -0500, Rob C Chaney wrote:
>Is there any suggestion on a ligature or are most the same? Is there a
>good one for a Hite Premier mouth piece? I know this on says five were
>played the same. I mentioned before my ligature screw was broken and I
>can't get a screw for it.
Unless your ligature is something other than standard, a ligature screw
should cost you about $1.00 at any decent music store.
> While I'm asking about clarinets, mouth pieces,
>and ligatures; I am just wounding what kinds (or Brands) of reeds does
>everyone use? I play with 2 1/2 and usually Rico's. If I had more money
>and could get more the 1 to 5 reeds in a pack I would get better reeds.
>The only problem is Sam Ash is about the only music store who carries
>reeds. The local store in town only carries rental instrument (very
>expensive and over priced). During marching band I broke my last reed so
>I had to get one from my director and he only had one Vandoren left, no
>Rico's like usual or any others. I tried playing with that and it sounded
>so much better then my Rico's I usually play with. If they weren't so
>expensive I would play with them instead. That Vandoren lasted almost a
>month in marching band season with heavy use most of the time. Most of
>the Rico's are so cheap with regular playing (45 minutes in band a day
>and half to hour of practice a day - more practice on weekends).
Ricos are fine for beginners who break more reeds than they wear out. As
you have already seen, better quality reeds sound better and last
longer. Mitchell Lurie reeds are a good step-up value -- not that much
more expensive than Ricos but three steps up in quality in the Rico
line. I find them more consistent from reed to reed than Vandorens.
Bill Hausmann
If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!
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