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Re: Bass Clarinet Purchase

Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2017-10-09 15:13

Anne,

There is a great piece of advice on reed strength on Walter Grabner's website. I found these words to be most helpful.

"Resist the temptation to play on too soft of a reed. With a soft reed you can get a big sound in the low register, but sacrifice control in the clarion and above. If you use a 3 1/2 reed on the soprano clarinet, use a 3/12 on the bass. I currently use, and recommend Grand Concert #4 reeds."

I use a very open mouthpiece, the Grabner CX_BB_90 or the Garrett MO so use anywhere from a VD or Grand Concert 2 1/2 to 3. Softer with a Legere' and the clarion range speaks very well.

HRL

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