Author: NBeaty
Date: 2018-10-10 20:03
Bob (Monie)- If you do find what makes you sound just like Cahuzac, let me know! If only there were a magical ligature or something that would suddenly make that transformation to such a beautiful sound!
Bob (Bernardo)
- I'm sure you do have some kaspars and chedevilles that play lower in pitch than some other mouthpieces. If you have a Cicero Kaspar that is both original and flatter than a 13 series vandoren, I'd be surprised and less likely to believe it hadn't been hollowed out. The Kaspars that seem to play the lowest are those of the Ann Arbor Babbitt variety. If nothing else, Babbitt blanks tend to sound tonally flat even if they aren't below pitch.
- "Just like picking out an R13, you may have to try 10 barrels before you find one that is correct." - if you change the word "correct" to "to your liking", then I agree.
- "A lot of these questions written above I can't be answered unless you actually play on some of these old mouthpieces, barrels, and old R13's". Other than the occasional table stamp Selmer that plays lower than normal, it's not common to find vintage mouthpieces from anywhere near the mainstream of clarinet playing that plays lower than zinner A/13 series vandorens.
-"you stop by the booth I think a lot of you will be pretty angry at what we are receiving and forced to play on." First off, no one is forcing you to play on anything. If you prefer the sound of vintage horns or mouthpieces, then play that. It's really not that hard to find an R13 that plays well, particularly when matched with aftermarket barrels/bells and the right mouthpiece/ligature/reed.
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