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Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2014-04-14 05:37
I like to use an Vandoren M30D mouthpiece for my Bb. It keeps those one (left) handed notes with the octave key very smooth sounding.
Alternatively, I like the more brilliant (but by no means shrill) Rico Reserve
MCR-X10 mouthpiece on my A clarinet.
They feel very similar to me (their tip openings are comparable) under play, they just sound slightly different, and appear more optimal for me on specific clarinets.
Can anyone come up with a decent reason doing this is bad (or good: aside from ability to swich instruments quickly)? Does anyone here play different mouthpieces on each clarinet in their set?
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-04-14 06:35
No, I cannot see that as beneficial. Even better if you can switch at the barrel.
............Paul Aviles
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-04-14 06:48
If they respond to you similarly enough not to throw your playing off when you switch, the only reason I can think of is that you're going to be dealing with dry reeds - unless you're using synthetics.
I've done this once or twice to play Brahms 3rd. But I didn't have usable synthetics and found, especially, the second solo to be degraded a little because the reed on my A had dried out between the two solos.
Karl
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2014-04-15 20:27
If you're playing orchestral music I believe it's a bad idea. Adjusting to a different reed and feel everytime you switch, which many times can be often within the same piece is probably not good. I'd suggest that you try different barrels on the A clarinet, or the Bb, if you want to try to get as close a match in tone and resistance. Trying different third pary bells can also make some difference. In the past eight years or so of my professional life I ended up using a Selmer Signiture Bb and stayed on my older Buffet A which I had Backuns bells and barrels on already. Then I ended up using a Segal barrel and Backun bell on my "new" Selmer. I never had a problem using the same mouthpiece and reed switching back and forth in the orchestra or chamber music.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: Bob Barnhart ★2017
Date: 2014-04-15 21:50
Over the years I have come to believe that a particular A clarinet might play better with a mouthpiece different that one that plays optimally for a particular Bb clarinet. This might also involve using different reeds with each.
Presently, I would favor a less resistant mouthpiece on my A clarinet than on my Bb, but this is a subtle matter.
As noted above, when playing in an orchestra where one may change instruments quickly, such optimizations are not really practical. Also, for security, I typically change instruments at the barrel (since I play Yamaha CSGs this doesn't really affect things much).
However, when playing entire works on one instrument or the other, where there is a long time between changes, one might be able to use a different mouthpiece+reed with each instrument. I feel this is possible with my current mouthpieces since they are two instances of the same model/facing and differ only slightly in resistance, response and/or tone.
Bob Barnhart
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