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Mouthpiece for Clinton System?

Author: Bill
Date: 2020-01-06 02:13

What sort of mouthpiece would you use with an old Boosey & Co. hard rubber Clinton System Bb clarinet?

I realize I could find my own answer through logical testing with a tuner over time, but I thought it would just be fun to ask this group.

For that matter, what mouthpiece do you use with Albert System? I use German mouthpieces with my German clarinets.

Thanks!
Bill.

Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)

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Re: Mouthpiece for Clinton System?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2020-01-06 11:26

You should be fine with any French-style mouthpiece on Clinton systems.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Mouthpiece for Clinton System?

Author: John Peacock
Date: 2020-01-06 13:13

I have a Boosey Clinton system from the 1920s. Its mouthpiece tenon is significantly smaller than the modern standard. It's possible that the chamber is not very different from what is typical these days - but you'd probably need to have the tenon on a modern mouthpiece lathed down in order to make it fit.

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