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Re: T sax reeds on bass clarinet

Author: Michael E. Shultz
Date: 2006-12-23 16:00

When I was in high school back in the early 1970s, the accepted dogma was that Charles Bay Alto and Bass Clarinet mouthpieces were designed for Alto and Tenor Sax reeds respectively. This was a plus because Alto and Tenor Sax reeds were both cheaper and better than Alto and Bass Clarinet reeds (or so it was believed at the time).

Most of the Soprano Clarinet players used Charles Bay MO-M mouthpieces, although a couple had Portnoy BP02 mouthpieces. No one was pressured into this setup, it was just common knowledge (in my school) that this was the way to go.

When I was transferred from Bass to Contralto Clarinet, I then had to make do with a Selmer C* mouthpiece. Since it was a school-owned instrument (Selmer rosewood), it did not make sense for me to buy my own mouthpiece, as I would have had no use for the mouthpiece after graduation.

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