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Author: Lisa
Date: 2000-05-03 18:19
When I look at the Mitchell Lurie case of reeds, it says 10 B flat clarinet reeds. Does this mean that we can't use these reeds for A and E flat clarinets? Though I haven't seen any A or E flat reeds around...
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-05-03 18:38
Lisa,
They'll work fine on an A clarinet, but will need modification to work on an Eb (at a minimum, you'll have to cut part of the butt end off).
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Author: Frank
Date: 2000-05-03 20:07
Mark is right. Reeds aren't designed for either Bb or A; it's both or neither. And there are reeds specifically for the Eb, however, MOST professional and student Eb players use Bb/A reeds. It's give the Eb a heartier sound. It's along the same lines as MOST bass clarinet players using tenor sax reeds instead of bass clarinet reeds (although I have fallen in love the the VanDoren bass clarinet reeds).
Frank
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Author: Keil
Date: 2000-05-03 23:53
the mouthpiece used for A clarinet is the same as for Bb, and you can use Bb reeds on an Eb clarinet, as a matter of fact that's all i use on Eb!
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Author: Lelia
Date: 2000-05-04 10:33
Keil wrote:
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the mouthpiece used for A clarinet is the same as for Bb, and you can use Bb reeds on an Eb clarinet, as a matter of fact that's all i use on Eb!
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Not only are the same reeds used for Bb and A clarinets, but many musicians use the same mouthpiece for both instruments. Sometimes they buy two identical mouthpieces, for a few orchestra situations where it's necessary to switch instruments in the middle of the piece and there's no time to transfer the mpc. My local music store (a busy, thriving, fairly big mom 'n' pop shop that caters to band and orchestra musicians -- i.e. not a "guitar and drum" place) carries a good selection of most types of reeds, and can even sell me two different brands of reeds for my bass sax, but doesn't always carry Eb clarinet reeds, because apparently there's next to no demand. Local people use the Bb/A reeds. I recently bought an Albert system Eb from the late 1800s, with a somewhat later hard rubber mouthpiece (probably 1920s or 1930s, but has been broken and glued back together, unfortunately -- probably won't hold up). The facing on that is different than on the modern ones. It's smaller in all dimensions, to the point where cutting down a Bb reed really isn't practical. That store had *one* eefer reed lying around, and gave it to me. It fits pretty well, with a bit of shaving, so I guess I'll have to hunt down a source of eefer reeds if I'm going to try to use that mpc.
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Author: Amber
Date: 2000-05-04 22:51
I NEVER use Bb reeds on a Eb. I hate the way it sounds, almost like it doesn't fit, if that makes sense. I can always tell if a Eb player is using a Bb reed and it sets makes my skin crawl. I know for a fact Mitchel Lurie makes Eb reeds. You may have to order them but they exist. I liked the sound, so I use those when I play Eb.
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2000-05-04 23:10
Amber wrote:
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I can always tell if a Eb player is using a Bb reed and it sets makes my skin crawl.
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I'll betcha ten bucks you can't tell which professional players use a cut-down Bb reed and which don't :^)
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