Klarinet Archive - Posting 000146.txt from 2004/07

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] German mouthpiece differences; was, Morre Reeds -
Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 04:59:36 -0400

Am 04.07.2004 21:42 Uhr schrieb "Patricia A. Smith" unter <arlyss1@-----.net>=
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> Georg K=FChner wrote (on klarinet):
>=20
>>=20
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>> 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!
>>=20
>> I would call it intercultural clarinet playing :-))
>> =20
>>=20
>=20
> Georg,
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> 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.
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> Patricia Smith

Sorry Patricia I was not exactly enough!

Some German Players use Boehm-Eb-Clarinet reeds on German System
mouthpieces! The window for German B-clarinet is smaller (narrower) than
Boehm-motuhpieces.

Regards Georg

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