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Author: am0032
Date: 2010-08-01 22:04
Just wanted to see if anyone had a chance to test out Brad Behn's new "bent" mouthpiece at Clarinetfest. I'm interested in knowing how it felt to hold the clarinet at a different angle than usual. Thanks.
Adam
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2010-08-01 22:11
More important: how did it affect your sound?
Jeff
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
"A drummer is a musician's best friend."
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2010-08-01 22:21
I tried them. I have a bottom jaw that sticks out further than my top jaw. When I played my concert three days ago, I actually put my clarinet to the side of the music stand to avoid hitting it with the bell because of the angle I have to hold the clarinet in order to form a correct embouchure.
The bent mouthpiece helped me to sit upright, with my eyes and head straight (instead of bent forward like I normally have to play). Sound was indistinguishable from any other mouthpiece. Sounded like a clarinet, played like a clarinet. I didn't think it would. They make soprano saxes with all style necks and bodies, bass clarinet necks with different angles, so I didn't really anticipate a change in sound based on the direction of the airflow.
Sounded like a clarinet, and was more comfortable to hold the clarinet where my thumb could support it easier. With the laws of physics/engineering, a weight sticking further out feels like more. So my thumb felt more relaxed with the clarinet more vertical than sticking out.
Alexi
PS - There are now tilted barrels too. More options are being released for us neanderthal jawed players.
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Author: Dileep Gangolli
Date: 2010-08-02 00:59
It's about time someone actually started experimenting with the angle of the mpc so kudos to Brad.
One of the most common problems that players have in producing a decent sound is getting the correct angle relationship (and also the amount of reed in the mouth).
Any options that allow for the differences in physiology should be applauded. We need to get away from the one-size-fits all model we have done since 1848.
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