Klarinet Archive - Posting 000045.txt from 2008/10

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Eb Mouthpiece (and reeds)
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:01:40 -0400

Gary,

I like Fernando's suggestion. I (even) have my barrel and the top section of
the wood milled carefully to "extend" the mouthpiece table....so that a
standard Bb reed sits perfectly on the face of the mouthpiece. I work the
sides of the reeds to work great on the mouthpiece. I've had great success
doing it this way.

Forest

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Van Cott [mailto:gary@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:48 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Eb Mouthpiece (and reeds)
>
> Good idea. I think that I can use one of the mouthpieces I have here to
> try reeds without cutting them off.
>
> Gary
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> Karl Krelove wrote:
> > FWIW, I have an Eb mouthpiece that Walter Grabner made (that I like very
> > much, but it's beyond the price point you mentioned) on which I use
> regular
> > Bb reeds (VD V12s) - I use either #4-1/2 V12s or #5 VD traditional on Bb
> and
> > #3-1/2 V12 on the Eb. They seem to hold up better in the altissimo
> register
> > than the reeds VanDoren makes for Eb and respond well over the rest of
> the
> > range. Of course you have to cut them shorter so they don't overlap the
> > barrel.
> >
> > Karl
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary Van Cott [mailto:gary@-----.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 12:38 PM
> > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > Subject: Re: [kl] Eb Mouthpiece (and reeds)
> >
> > I appreciate the good discussion and the offers of mouthpieces from
> > several people. I am going to accept one of these offers for a tryout.
> > The guy who I borrowed the instrument from had several Selmer
> > mouthpieces I will try also (he bought a new Buffet low C bass clarinet
> > about the same time he got the E-flat and has hardly touched the E-
> flat).
> >
> > What about reeds? There does not seem to be many options. I am going to
> > go by the local music store (Kesslers) and see what they have after work
> > today. How about strength compared to what you play on B-flat? I know
> > the mouthpiece makes a great deal of difference but you have to start
> > somewhere.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gary
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