Klarinet Archive - Posting 000448.txt from 2004/06

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] switching between instruments
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:19:44 -0400

At 09:04 PM 6/27/2004 -0400, David Niethamer wrote:
>As a clarinetist, who, in the deep dark past did a little doubling on
>flute and sax, I remember that one of the tricks is to get mouthpieces
>that match as closely as possible in blowing resistance. Thus, on
>clarinet, a more open mouthpiece is helpful to more closely resemble the
>sax mpc. Such a mouthpiece will also take a little softer reed, which
>will also help with the transitions.
>
>Some of this I got from studies with Joe Allard, who was a New York
>doubler, mostly in the classical world. He played clarinet, bass
>clarinet, and saxophone.
>
>I still find, on those rare occasions when I play bass clarinet, that I
>need to find slightly lighter reeds for my Bb clarinet to match up to
>what I have to play on the bass.

Probably good advice. I play a medium facing clarinet mouthpiece as a
rule, finding the close facings too resistant. That probably helps me with
the doubling, although I did not realize it.

Bill Hausmann

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

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