Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 2004/07

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Mouthpiece/Reeds
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:57:14 -0400

In a message dated 7/10/2004 4:09:56 AM Central Daylight Time, k. brannon
writes:
but I
>can't seem to figure out a good reed/mouthpiece combination.
>I have a Charles Bay mouthpiece I used in college (20+ years ago)
>and then I used Vandoren 3 1/2 reeds. It may be me, but they don't
>seem to respond like they used to>>
If yours reeds don't respond they way they used to, it's possible that the
mouthpiece specs have changed. There is scientific as well as anecdotal evidence
that mouthpiece measurements can "drift" over a period of time.

This is documented in notes and writings of A. Benade, as well as others.

You might want to have your mouthpiece checked by a mouthpiece technician --
or try some new ones.

Its not ALWAYS the reeds that are a problem.

Walter Grabner
http://www.clarinetxpress.com/
World-class clarinet mouthpieces

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