Klarinet Archive - Posting 000356.txt from 2004/08
From: "Shaw, Kenneth R." <krshaw@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] C Clarinet Mouthpiece -- Shortening Tenon
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:33:02 -0400
Kelly Abraham wrote:
>>My assertion previously about Bb mouthpieces on C clarinets is less
relative to this instrument than most I have played. I am playing on a
Clark Fobes San Francisco mouthpiece on my C and love it, although I did
have the end tenon on the mouthpiece cut down (professionally) by 1/16
inch to even up all the oddities about the long notes (low E, F, and F#
and long B, C, and C#) and the throat tones.<<
Kelly -
Welcome back to the list. What are you studying=3F I hope it's not law
school. If it is, get in touch with me, since I been dere, done dat.
I'm interested in the possibility of shortening the tenon of a Bb
mouthpiece for use on the C clarinet. Was the socket at the top of your
barrel too short (so that a gap showed between the outside of the
mouthpiece and the top of the barrel)=3F Or did you create a gap between
the end of the mouthpiece tenon and the bottom of the socket=3F
As it happens, my C clarinet (a Buffet from 1929) plays in tune with a
standard Bb mouthpiece and the barrel pulled out at the bottom by about
2 mm. However, it plays better with tuning rings filling the gap.
Bernard Portnoy told me any kind of gap in the bore caused loss of
resonance, and he could hear the difference with his back turned. Does
your mileage vary=3F
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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