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 Alexandre clarinet with Acousticut 4 mpc
Author: Joel 
Date:   2002-09-11 01:09

I just bought an Alexandre Paris clarinet with a brand new W.C. Sumner Acousticut #4 mouthpiece. Everything appears to be O.K. EXCEPT the mouthpiece tennon is too large and will not fit into the barrel. The mouthpiece is 0.887" on the rubber tennon, 0.906" on the cork, with a bore is 0.490". The barrel ID for the tennon is about 0.875" with a bore of 0.580"

What this boils down to is the mouthpiece tennon is .015-.020" too large. So what should I do? Is the Alexandre or the Acousticut worth much? Should I just try to get a mouthpiece that fits or reduce the mouthpiece tennon size. Would the 0.010" difference in bore diameters make any difference in tone?

I would appreciate any suggestions, comments, or condolences.

Thanks, Joel

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 RE: Alexandre clarinet with Acousticut 4 mpc
Author: Stéphane 
Date:   2002-09-11 20:38

Condolences!

(Sorry, I had to do this since I can not be of any help and appreciate your sense of humor)

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 RE: Alexandre clarinet with Acousticut 4 mpc
Author: Douglas 
Date:   2002-09-12 01:28

The Sumner is not a great mouthpiece, so, in my opinion, you would be better off to get another mouthpiece. The Sumner was not original equipment with the Alexandre, so don't worry about authenticity.

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