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Author: neek
Date: 2019-07-21 01:11
Vis-à-vis Acker's sound?? Apparently with his front teeth in his top pocket to?? Before anybody knocks their front teeth out?? I'm can't confirm that was the case for sure??
Vis-à-vis Acker's equipment. The last time I saw him live ( circa mid 80's maybe ) he was using a Buddy DeFranco #3 mouthpiece with a #2 Vandoren reed and a Yami pro model clari. Having said that! I just pulled the old program to nail the date and wouldn't ya know it there wasn't a date anywhere to be found on the program? The picture on the front cover of the program, the clari Acker's holding looks like a Boosey and Hawkes Symphony 1010. But maybe Yami's copied those horns??
The tip opening on the Buddy DeFranco piece was 1.47 mm or .058" thou which is the same as a Vadoren 5JB, probably similar to a Link 6* ish and a Brilahart Ebolin 6*??
On most of his early recordings he was using a Brilhart Tonalin probably a 6 or 6* His favorite clarinet was a Buffet R13 probably a 60s vintage.
FYI for those of you who don't know the difference, the tonalin's were white the ebolin's were black ( go figure ).
Acker was endorsing Yamahas and used one for a while but not sure what he was using up until he passed. Notwithstanding his sound, vib and style changed as he got older. Listen to the album he did with Danny Moss his playing is almost reminiscent of Pee Wee Russel's on that album?? The reality is that Acker would have sounded like Acker what ever equipment he was using cos the sound starts in your head not as a result of the equipment you use..
If you go to Acker's website you used to be able to contact him ( not anymore I doubt? RIP Acker Bilk ) there through his personal secretary and they were very good at answering these kinds of questions.
Over the years Acker used Buffets, Selmer series 9's and Yami's. Not sure if he ever used LeBlanc's or Boosey's. I don't recollect ever seeing pictures or film of him using LeBlanc or Boosey's. Notwithstanding the program I just pulled with what looked like a Boosey 1010??
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