Klarinet Archive - Posting 000744.txt from 2004/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] Eb mouthpieces?
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:31:26 -0400

At 04:19 PM 8/27/2004 -0400, Nancy Buckman wrote:
I used an O'Brien OB* when I played a crystal mouthpiece on my Bb and A. I
always had pitch problems with it - flatness specifically.

I also have an O'Brien OB*. I do not use it much any more. Its tuning on
my Selmer Series 10 is just dandy, but you can play only so loud on it. It
hits a point where it will simply not accept any more air. It requires a
stiff reed, in my case a Mitchell Lurie 4 1/2, rather than the 3 1/2 I use
with my Woodwind K10M, because of the very small tip opening. For Curtis
Bennett, if you are looking for a bigger sound, a larger tip opening may help.

Bill Hausmann

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

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