Klarinet Archive - Posting 000123.txt from 2005/09

From: Roger Shilcock <roger.shilcock@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Eefer stuff
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:53:23 -0400

Strauss didn't want an eefer at all in "Till" - he wrote the part for *D*
clarinet. Composers have not necessarly wanted what makers and players have, in
effect, seen fit to provide, as regards eefer tone quality.
Roger S.

In message <a3d58a3fa2bacc1469c31009a82e58e9@-----.net>
klarinet@-----.org writes:
> Bart,
> I use a regular old eefer mpc myself - a Selmer. One of their recent
> series with two numbers. I love it because it gives great control
> without sacrificing that brightness.
> Anyway, I've come to the conclusion that using a mouthpiece altered to
> take regular width reeds produces a sound which is 'too pretty'. Now
> isn't that an odd statement! What I mean is that eefers have a
> characteristic sound that is thin and often shrill. Composers LIKE that
> effect and want to hear it in their music. Do you honestly think
> Strauss wanted a sweet, mellow eefer in Til Eulenspiegel? There's a
> reason that Berlioz used the eefer and not an oboe for the 'witch's
> sabbath'. There is a fellow here in the North Carolina Symphony who
> uses Bb reeds, etc. He sounds beautiful - too beautiful. It just ain't
> fittin' for an eefer! Try out other 'standard' eefer mouthpieces. I
> actually made a special trip to Weiner Music in NY because they have
> lots to choose from.
>
> Fred Jacobowitz
>
> Kol Haruach Klezmer Band
> Ebony and Ivory Duo
> On Sep 12, 2005, at 4:45 PM, Bart Rogers wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Guess I'd better get down to the point.
> >
> > I use a Hite mouthpiece on my Buffet E11 Eb. It's a
> > nice mouthpiece, but I sound kind of thin. The
> > Vandorens I have tried were impossible to play.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend an custom Eb mouthpiece that uses
> > cut down Bb reeds? and experiences with others?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Bart
> >
> >
> >
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
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