Klarinet Archive - Posting 000239.txt from 2005/02

From: "Keith" <100012.1302@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] RE: klarinet Digest 16 Feb 2005 21:14:59 -0000 Issue 5824
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:42:12 -0500

Dan, only trouble is, the Vandoren mouthpieces are designed for the narrower
French bore, and are not a good match to the wider-bore B&H clarinets. The
sound will be great, but do check that the intonation is OK, especially the
twelfths and the throat tone region. I gave up using Vandoren mouthpieces
when I had B&H clarinets, for this reason.

Glad you solved the hiss problem, though!

Keith Bowen

> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:04:30 +0200
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> From: Daniel Fairhead <madprof@-----.net>
> Subject: Follow up on my mouthpiece question of last year...
> Message-ID: <20050216170430.05da7a6f@-----.net>
>
> Hi,
>
> just thought it might be polite to give a quick follow up on
> my mouthpiece question of November last year. I was
> complaining about a very hissy blowy furry sound,
> particularly in the chalumeau. After getting complained at
> about this again by the composer of some music I am playing
> in a small theatre ensemble, I finally found a music shop
> which had some clarinet mpcs. Vandoren 5RVs, 3 of them, 25
> quid (50 USD) each. I am borrowing the best of them now, and
> the horrible hissy blowy furry sound is gone! I find the tone
> of my clarinet slightly more plasticy, with less (I feel)
> bassness, or lower harmonics, or whatever (I couldn't prove
> it, no equipment, but this is my feeling.). Anyway. It'll do
> for the group.
> Thanks for all ideas and comments from before.
>
> Dan
>
> PS - It is a real stamped B&H Regent, btw, Lelia.
>
> --
> http://www.madprof.net
>
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