Klarinet Archive - Posting 000003.txt from 2006/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Selmer mouthpiece vintages
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:58:42 -0500

At 11:18 PM 1/1/2006 -0800, Ellis Johnson wrote:
>I have a vintage Selmer D Bb clarinet mouthpiece that I absolutely
>love. It is from mid 40's and I don't believe it has an oval on it.
>I would be happy to send you a photograph of it if you want. My
>clarinet teacher bought several Selmer mouthpieces and ended up
>sticking with a Selmer E but kept this as his back up mouthpiece.
>Anyway, I ended up with the D and love it dearly, but I really want an
>E. But there is my 2 cents. I could probably track down the exact
>year he purchased it. I will bring it up at my next lesson.

The only difference between a D and an E is tip opening. If you are happy
with the D, the E won't do much more for you except maybe make you work
harder or buy softer reeds.

Bill Hausmann

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

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