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Re: Helping My Mother Out

Author: EaubeauHorn
Date: 2018-03-26 22:36

Ursa (and sorry for stealing the thread) what mouthpiece do you use on your Ridenour? I went with a Fobes Debut and am 20 cents flat across the board, with the shorter barrel. I have a Lyrique and gave up because of the flatness problem. I was learning on a borrowed Bundy from the 1950s that the owner wanted back. I don't think I checked my pitch on that one, so have no comparison. I'm told it is likely the bore of the mouthpiece is a mismatch with the instrument. Ridneour included a pro mouthpiece with the clarinet, which I did not do well on, but on that instrument I was a beginner (although far from a beginner wind player) and while I got some technique going, and quite decent tone, I could not get up to pitch. Legere reed, not interested in cane because of experience with oboe. I don't even know if I'm willing to shell out for a different mouthpiece or not. I have good chops for brass and oboe, for what it's worth. Maybe I'll dig the thing out today and see what I remember from two years ago.

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