Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-08-02 23:33
You sure have some great advice above.
Also try different mouthpieces, tonguing, articulation seems to be a major factor. It could be a facing issue, slightly nicked facing, the table, bad tip, lots of problems. Sadly I can't test bass clarinets.
OK bass clarinet players what mouthpiece should he check out? This is not my field.
I would think that Eddie Palanker with 50 plus years with the Baltimore Sym. and the same amount of teaching experiences or more can guide you to a quality mouthpiece. Maybe he has some in stock from his teaching days, I don't know. I feel a lot of mouthpieces could benefit to be opened up a bit, allowing for more air to pass through the horn.
"attack the note (typically for staccato) I get a partial jump/honk. From what
I've gathered from other Youtube videos I have watched, I have been led to
believe this is a voicing issue...But I would like opinions and ideas, as this
only
seems to happen from about B 2 and lower... I'm fairly certain the instrument
is
in decent condition, as it plays fairly well aside from this little hiccup."
I'd surely look at mouthpieces, new and used, as it is also normal for bass clarinets to sound crappy and resistant in the upper register, with a bad mouthpiece.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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