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Author: ebasta
Date: 2004-05-10 19:10
the cork end of the mouthpiece seems like it is too short, and teeters easily, especially while applying additional pressure as in playing c above the staff. both of my mouthpieces have the same dimensions. the corks are in good shape. is there a mouthpiece that is longer or is this the norm?
to me, the bass clarinet seems like an experimental instrument.
thanks....ed
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-05-10 19:50
The bass clarinet is indeed experimental; it is a failed experiment of the evil Dr. Adolphus Saxus, who did have some minor success with another of his laboratory creations, the "saxusphone" (I'm not sure of the spelling there).
But all seriousness aside.....bass clarinet mouthpieces are fairly standardized as far as tenon diameters and lengths, yet you may have an older one that is a bit short on the tenon end. If so, you can glue a narrow strip of cork on either side of the existing cork, to bring the currently 'uncorked' portions of the tenon up to the diameter of the existing cork (in other words, make the entire length of the tenon 'corked'). This should solve your wobble problem (known in the military world as Wob-Prob).
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-05-10 20:14
AH ! That's OUR Dave S's Humor in evidence !! But the advice is good. If your B C mp's tenon is shorter than about 17 mm, or the depth of the neck's socket is less than about 16 mm, then likely some one has tinkered with them!, and replacement is the easiest option. To answer the companion B C mp thread, there is a considerable psychological factor that goes with expensive things, I KNOW I play better on my Pomarico [glass] B C mps than on my Selmer C* or Bundy 3, over and above the actual differences ! Pick and choose. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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