Author: TomS
Date: 2018-12-29 09:45
Forget the Kaspar ... some were great, many were not. This I've been told by others that should know about such things ...
We are blessed today with more choices of more consistent and possibly better designed MPs. Behn, Mclune, Ridenour, Fobes, Hawkins, Backun, etc. have great designs and at less than you'll pay for a good Kaspar.
My new clarinet teacher has a drawer full of vintage and/or expensive boutique MPs that are not played anymore. The MP of choice, for quite some time, is a Vandoren M30/13.
I've found that clarinets that are seemingly "dead" (often with more resistance) as compared to an R13, can be revived with a lighter/brighter MP and reed. The advantage is that a lighter/brighter setup is often more responsive ... now your sound is back into beautiful balance, but gaining some agility. Good sound, Bob! I love this piece!
Tom
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