Klarinet Archive - Posting 000844.txt from 2004/03

From: "Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner" <Georg.Kuehner@------.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bass Mouthpiece Measurements (was Stock Mouthpieces and
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 01:49:53 -0500

Am 14.03.2004 15:48 Uhr schrieb "Karl Krelove" unter
<karlkrelove@------.net>:

> Walter (and anyone else who has experience with this)
>
> What IS the range you've seen of lengths in bass clarinet mouthpieces? I
> know how to interpret the lengths of Bb (soprano) facings, but I really
> have no idea what to expect from a 44 length in a bass mouthpiece, or,
> since you say it's short, what a long curve would be. And where does a
> 1.8x tip opening fall in the available ranges?
>
> On a tangential subject, do the same differences exist among German,
> Viennese and French/American facings/reeds on bass as exist on soprano?
> I've never read any discussion here about Oeler bass clarinets or
> related equipment.
There differences in measurements between Boehm and German System. For
example some German Bass clatinet players use the Boehm alto clarinet reeds
on German mouthpieces. This was to give You an idea of the measurements.

Best Georg
>
> A recent experience playing bass in a complete Nutcracker (I'd never
> played anything but the Suite before) has piqued my interest in bass
> facings.
>
> Karl Krelove

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