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Author: Levi
Date: 2001-04-03 04:48
I have been playing classical clarinet for some time now, and am getting interested in playing jazz clarinet. I am wondering if anyone has advice as far as what kind of mouthpieces or reeds I should look at. I would appreciate the help.
Levi
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2001-04-03 05:03
Check out Ralph Morgan's J series. I use a J7 on my Leblanc LL. It is very easy and free blowing with good projection and volume. I use Mitchell Lurie Premium reeds because of the consistancy.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2001-04-03 12:03
Eddie Daniels uses the same mouthpiece for both classical and jazz.
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Author: Anji
Date: 2001-04-03 12:44
Looking for louder, edgier tone are you?
I like a Medium Open glass mouthpiece with a softer (#2 - #2 3/4 strength) reed.
If you have an old B45 or some fairly open mouthpiece (1.2mm at the tip or more) and a played out reed you could experiment cheaply.
Lotsa 'Big Dogs' make the tonal change in their embouchure, but I'm too lazy.
anji
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Author: jbutler
Date: 2001-04-03 17:06
I started a thread on this subject about a month ago. Perhaps you can do a search for it. Some of us listed their favorite mouthpiece/lig/reed setups for jazz/contemporary playing.
John
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-04 17:16
Lots of people like the Vandoren 5JB, or other open mouthpieces like Anji suggested. The B45 Dot would work also with the softer reed. If you want to spend a bit more money, you might get a Fobes. His 2* is good, but I think he also has one specifically for jazz players.
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Author: Bill Gamble
Date: 2001-04-04 21:49
For an inexpensive entry, try a Brilhart 3*. I've known many professional musicians in the last 50 plus years who have used them. Bill Gamble
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Author: mike
Date: 2001-04-05 04:04
For Jazz or more commercial music, you generally need a more open mouthpiece to achieve a brighter sound with more volume. You have to find that happy medium of a bright mouthpiece with good intonation and the sound not being too bright. There are a lot of good mouthpieces out there- Vandoran B45, 5JB, bari Buddy Defranco model, Bay, Pyne, Brilhart, etc. The thing to do is listen to some good jazz players- Ken Paplowski, Eddie Daniels, Don Byron , Benny etc. Once you have an idea of what a jazz clarinet can sound like, it will be easier to achieve on any piece.
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Author: GIBSON
Date: 2001-04-05 05:54
A VanDoren 5JB with a Mitchell Lurie Premium 2.5 reed and you can really bend the notes......
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Author: Mike B.
Date: 2001-04-05 15:41
Try a Selmer C85 115 or 120. Nice open MP, with good projection and a mellow fat tone.
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Author: Mark Charette, Webmaster
Date: 2001-04-05 17:22
Or, as on my 10G, a bright, shrill tone (C85/120 - the only reason I keep it is because perhaps someday I'll own a clarinet where it <b>doesn't</b> sound so shrill) ...
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Author: jens.o
Date: 2001-04-06 09:26
Try the english Berg-Larsen. Besides their famous saxophone mps, they have a series for clarinet. I use it on my Selmer CT with a short barrel (63 mm) and a Rico Royal 2,5 reed
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Author: Mike B.
Date: 2001-04-06 22:19
Well, I use the C85 115 on a Series 9 and it works very well for me (no shrillness, reasonably bright which is actually not a bad thing . . .). However, this brings up the obvious comment that mouthpieces play wildly different for different people. Anyone reading these recommendations should realize this and take all of these comments with a grain of salt. Truly, your best bet is to develop an idea of what kind of tone picture you want, grab a bunch of mouthpieces to try, and choose the one that lets you achieve this tone picture with a minimum amount of effort.
Seven or eight years ago I wanted to get a better mouthpiece for my clarinet. I read the comments posted on various newsgroups, etc. and ordered a Vandoren B45 based on these comments. The consensus was that the B45 was a good all-around mouthpiece. For me, it was a complete dog, hard to play, overly bright, just rotten in about every respect. Was the B45 a bad mouthpiece? No, it was a bad mouthpiece for me. There is a very good chance that all of the mouthpieces recommeded to you above are bad choices for you.
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