Klarinet Archive - Posting 000183.txt from 2005/11

From: Edward Branham <ebb@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Fw: [kl] saxophone question- Oleg mouthpiece
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 22:13:34 -0500

PS: I am not affiliated with Oleg, Rico, or any distributor of either
of their products.

Edward Branham wrote:

> the cheap Olegatures will not last ... Rico has discontinued them and
> has blown out their inventory to distribution. When the Rico
> Olegatures are gone, prices will go back up to the manufacturer's
> suggestred price
>
>
> Deborah L. Jenkins wrote:
>
>> If you're talking about the Olegature (spelling?), I just picked one
>> up for my clarinet on eBay a few weeks ago. It was a brand new
>> silver one and the cost without shipping was US $29.00. I've seen
>> the gold one in the Woodwind and Brasswind catalog for much, much more-
>> $80 or $90? I think I got a pretty good deal. The seller that I got
>> it from
>> had several of them up for auction, but I don't remember if she had any
>> for alto sax since I wasn't looking for those.
>>
>> Just thought I'd post this for anyone interested. I know some of us are
>> limited by funding as to what we can purchase. (Even for those who
>> aren't, I don't know too many folks who don't like to save a few bucks
>> if they can.)
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Deb Jenkins
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ted Casher <tedcasher@-----.net>
>> Sent: Nov 6, 2005 12:53 PM
>> To: klarinet@-----.org
>> Subject: Fw: [kl] saxophone question
>>
>> Ed---don't know much about the Optima mpce, but to me, the Selmer C*
>> mpce is nothing but a pea-shooter!
>>
>> I double clarinet/tenor/fl. I used to do a lot w/lead alto,
>> but---that was then; this is now. I keep an old New York Meyer 6-M
>> in my alto case, and it serves me well in jazz and symphonic venues.
>>
>> I use an Oleg metal wraparound ligature. It is pricey, but it works.
>> Better to buy one from Fred Weiner or Woodwind/Brasswind---you spend
>> more money if you buy it directly from Oleg!
>>
>> The Oleg has all the advantages of a wraparound ligature without
>> taking out the high frequencies. I am a tenorplayer of the
>> Hawk/Webster school, and my air column and oral cavity are set up to
>> blow the air in a dark manner. Therefore, when I put the alto in my
>> face, I need the highs, else it would sound like an Eb tenor! As a
>> bassoon player, you might have the same problem!
>>
>> Although, I find that there is a bigger issue of performance practice
>> in the articulation used by symphonic players when playing jazz.
>> They rush beamed eighth notes on beat 4, they do not play the first
>> note long on the eighth-quarter-eighth syncopation, and they don't
>> stop staccato notes with the tongue!
>>
>> Last time I played the work in question, the maestro kept on saying
>> "Shhh, shhh!"
>>
>> Anyway---good luck in your quest!
>> Ted Casher
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lacy, Edwin" <el2@-----.edu>
>> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 5:29 PM
>> Subject: [kl] saxophone question
>>
>>
>> I know that there are several saxophonists on the list, so perhaps this
>> question can be excused.
>>
>> My primary instrument is the bassoon, but I have been engaged next week
>> by a nearby symphony orchestra to play the alto saxophone part on
>> Bernstein's "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story." I have played this
>> part several times previously, but always debate with myself about which
>> mouthpiece and reed setup to use. Would you recommend using a
>> "classical" setup, or one more suited to jazz? Certainly the music is
>> jazz oriented, but then, it is a symphony orchestra.
>>
>> My usual setup: For classical, an old, old Selmer C* mouthpiece, or a
>> newer Vandoren Optimum, with #3 reeds, usually Zonda, but sometimes
>> Vandoren. For jazz, either a Rousseau JDX8 or a Berg Larsen 90/0, with
>> Rico Royal reeds, #2.5. For both of these mouthpieces, I usually use a
>> Harrison gold ligature, but sometimes a Rovner or BG fabric-type
>> ligature.
>>
>> I would be interested to hear if any others on the list have resolved
>> this question for themselves.
>>
>> Ed Lacy
>> University of Evansville
>>
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