Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 2008/07

From: "Edward Branham" <ebb@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] contrabass clarinet mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:18:07 -0400

For the money ... I bought another LeBlanc / Woodwind contra mouthpiece =
($160
at WW&BW?) and then worked with a refacer to tweak it just how I like.

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Received: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:07:48 PM EDT
From: Jacob Lindsay <jacobmakesnoise@-----.com>
To: klarinet <klarinet@-----.org>
Subject: [kl] contrabass clarinet mouthpieces

> I've got a Leblanc contrabass clarinet and have been playing on the ori=
ginal
leblanc mouthpiece. I also have a Fobes mouthpiece but find it too thin =
for
the sound I want.
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> I'm looking to check out some other mouthpieces, but given the prices I=

thought I would ask for some opinions first.
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> I'm ideally looking for something with a big robust sound (which the
leblance mouthpiece has) but that provides a little more of a focused sou=
nd
than the leblanc.
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> I'm looking at the Selmer C* which markets at about $350. Does anyone =
know
if this is going to be a significant upgrade from the Leblanc mouthpiece?=

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> Any other suggestions?
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> Jacob Lindsay
> http://www.bayimproviser.com/artistdetail.asp?artist_id=3D44
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