Klarinet Archive - Posting 000137.txt from 2004/07

From: "Patricia A. Smith" <arlyss1@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] German mouthpiece differences; was, Morre Reeds - intercultural clarinet
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:42:57 -0400

Georg Kühner wrote (on klarinet):

>
>
>I think it is interesting that quite a lot of people in Germany use
>Eb-Clarinet reeds on B-clarinet. For Example 3.5 Eb reeds on a Wurlitzer D4!
>
>I would call it intercultural clarinet playing :-))
>
>

Georg,

Is it possible that the window in/on German mouthpieces is/are smaller
than those on French/American/? mouthpieces, thus allowing the use of Eb
reeds? Or, perhaps the reeds used for Eb in Germany are larger(?) than
they are here? This is fascinating.

Patricia Smith

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