Klarinet Archive - Posting 000266.txt from 2009/10

From: Michael Nichols <mrn.clarinet@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Mouthpieces
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:51:46 -0400

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Ledley, Fred <FLedley@-----.edu> wrote:
> Does anyone have experience with how the different mouthpieces or reeds h=
elp or complicate bending notes and glissando? =A0I've heard various opinio=
ns....

I have an Eddie Daniels ED1, which is much easier to do glisses on
than was my previous mouthpiece, a Gigliotti P34. The Daniels is a
tad bit more open, but not much. It has a 1.04 mm facing, which is
still on the close or medium-close side of the scale. I'm not sure
why it's so much better at glisses and pitch bending (other than the
obvious fact that it was designed by a jazz musician), but it is.

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