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Author: Carrie
Date: 1999-02-15 04:48
I'm playing bass clarinet in my university's orchestra this quarter. I'm playing on a beautiful Buffet Prestige. I'm wondering what type of AFFORDABLE mouthpiece would be good for me to purchase to use with this horn. Also what type of reeds should i use. Are Vandoren Bass reeds as good as V12s are for Bb? What should I do to practice. Right now I'm playing scales and exercises out of my Stievenard book.
Any suggestions? Feel free to email me.
Thanks.
Carrie
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Author: Paul Wusow
Date: 1999-02-15 05:39
I am a professional on Broadway in New York... i use a Prestige Bass with a Selmer C* mouthpiece. I also use Vandoren V16 #4 Tenor Sax reeds. I have great results with this set up. It works well in orchestra too!
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Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 1999-02-15 14:26
I don't know what you consider to be affordable, but I recently bought myself a Buffet Prestige and tried out a few mouthpieces with it. Of the ones I tried I preferred the Vandoren B45 because it gave a "darker" tone and played easily. You might have a mail-order music store let you try out a few different mouthpieces that are in your affordable range to see what you like.
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Author: Bruno VERNERET
Date: 1999-02-15 15:57
I'll try nearly Vandoreen B40, B44, B45. I'll give you soon my opinion about it.
I don't know for Buffet, but my preference is Vandoreen for Selmer's Clarinet. And it's affordable (In FRANCE for me).
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Author: Brent
Date: 1999-02-16 13:59
Another mouthpiece you may want to try is the Hite. I don't have a lot of points of comparison for Bass clarinet mouthpieces, but I have been pleased with the Hite both in terms of sound and response. You can find them mail-order for $60 or less.
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Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 1999-02-16 14:10
For bass clarinet mouthpieces, I'm playing on a Pomarico Crystal #2, and a Charles Bay hard rubber MO-M, both of them slightly refaced. I've been quite happy with both, and have gone back and forth between them, depending on my mood, the alignment of the stars, sunspot cycles, the recommendation of Punxatawney Phil, etc. For reeds, a number of brands work for me (this is one of the signs of having a good mouthpiece!): Vandoren, Zonda, Olivieri, Marca, Glotin, and the new Legere synthetic. Since everyone has a favorite setup (and everyone's is different), the key is NOT to emulate anyone else, but to TRY EVERYTHING you can get your hands on, until you find what YOU like.
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Author: Dave Spiegelthal
Date: 1999-02-16 14:11
For bass clarinet mouthpieces, I'm playing on a Pomarico Crystal #2, and/or a Charles Bay hard rubber MO-M, both of them slightly refaced. I've been quite happy with both, and have gone back and forth between them, depending on my mood, the alignment of the stars, sunspot cycles, the recommendation of Punxatawney Phil, etc. For reeds, a number of brands work for me (this is one of the signs of having a good mouthpiece!): Vandoren, Zonda, Olivieri, Marca, Glotin, and the new Legere synthetic. Since everyone has a favorite setup (and everyone's is different), the key is NOT to emulate anyone else, but to TRY EVERYTHING you can get your hands on, until you find what YOU like.
Dave Spiegelthal
Calverton, VA
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Author: Doug Farmer
Date: 1999-02-19 17:13
I second what Dave said about trying whatever you can get your hands on. I think mouthpieces, ligatures, and reed combinations on bass are even more a matter of personal taste than Bb equipment. I have had success with a Morgan D facing, and currently play on a Kanter mouthpiece.(If you find one, call me - I need a backup) The Zonda tenor sax reeds work best for me, with the Fibracell tenor reed(more so than Fibracell Bass Cl) a close second. I have ordered a Legere to try and look forward to comparing it with the Zonda and Fibracell. Try everything you can and record yourself on each setup and you'll find what works for you. Don't just play what works for somebody else......
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 1999-02-21 17:53
While I dont suggest the expensive pro mp's are not worthwhile, I was not well satisfied with a V D B45 for my Selmer 33, so trying every one available, I found that an old Bundy 3 hard rubber was best for me and have since found no reason to change. I play community band and studio charts [religious] ['ly?] and have found intonation and volume quite satisfactory.
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