Klarinet Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2009/11

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] metal clarinet mouthpiece
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:28:58 -0400

Mary

Yes....you need what's typically called a "receiver". It functions the same way a barrel does on a wooden clarinet.
Mouthpiece goes in the larger opening.....cork covered, smaller end goes into the bore, at the top of the clarinet. A
metal shop should be able to easily produce a workable receiver. It will probably cost as much as you paid for the
clarinet. :-( It's sure worth a try.

I'll post up a photo of the/a receiver section of my/a metal clarinet...on my smugmug account tomorrow, so you can see
what's missing. (I have to find the clarinet first...)

Forest

-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Marks [mailto:martymarks@-----.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:16 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Cc: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] metal clarinet mouthpiece

Hi,
Metal clarinets used the same mouthpiece as wooden or plastic clarinets. You are missing a part that receives the
mouthpiece and fits into the top. I bought a mouthpiece about a year ago on ebay and the adapter from a metal clarinet
was attached to the mouthpiece. It had a cork on one end of the adapter so it could fit into a metal clarinet. I threw
it out. That's the part you need. I don't think the the adapter was a standard size on the end that went into the top of
the clarinet, but if you could find one it could probably be adapted to fit your clarinet. The end that the mouthpiece
fits into is a standard size that any clarinet mouthpiece would fit. Since metal clarinets are not made anymore, you
might have to buy another metal clarinet that has an adapter attached. Good luck.
martinm
On Saturday, October 31, 2009, at 10:12PM, "Mary (marymuse)" <herald_mari@-----.com> wrote:
>Hi!
>I recently purchased a three star metal clarinet without a mouthpiece.
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