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Re: Clarion Timbre on Bass Clarinet

Author: Klarnt
Date: 2022-12-31 05:09

I have played the Bass Clarinet intermittently. I first started in 2015, and swiftly went back to the Soprano because it was too big to play. I then picked it up again in 2019 - 2021, but after several years of dissatisfaction with the unchallenging music being given I decided to quit.

In this year long gap I only played on the Soprano. Over time I started to miss playing the Bass Clarinet, and recently I got the opportunity to play it with an Ensemble again.

Ironically this is probably the best I've ever played on the Bass Clarinet! I used to always blast off to the moon when trying to play the upper Clarion, but now it doesn't squeak and it plays in tune (for the most part). Maybe it's because I'm having fun or my quest for a Jazzier tone on the Soprano has loosened me up a bit. Regardless over the years my tone in the Clarion register on Bass Clarinet has remained electric, but I'll keep at it and some day I'll 'find myself'.

Vandoren Reed Size 3
Vandoren BD5 Mouthpiece
Kessler 2nd Generation Low C

Post Edited (2022-12-31 05:28)

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