Author: psmartin
Date: 2023-12-19 05:32
I have dived back into my musical journey after not playing regularly for the past 24 years on the clarinet or tenor sax, since my son is now in high school and wanted to learn how to play the tenor. Through his invitation to come up and sit in on a couple of section practices, I found myself helping out with the band more and more. I am now practicing on my clarinet regularly and will be joining a local community concert band that played something like 14 concerts this past year. It is my goal to get back to where I was in my early twenties as a player, but I am also seeing how the landscape has changed regarding mouthpieces, reeds, and ligatures.
I am playing pre-R13 Buffet that would have been made sometime in the 49 to 51 time frame, with a hand selected Moennig Barrel. The mouthpieces I am playing on are Vandoren B45 and 2RV, and a K9. Ligature wise I am using an original Harrison that has not been sprung or stretched out too far, and can switch to a J & D Hite but was never much of a fan of it, even though it was recommended to me by Professor Gholson.
When I stopped playing I had been using Vandoren traditional blue box reeds for at least 6 years. I have several dozens of those still, but I am trying some of the other Vandoren Reeds and recently purchased a Legere Classic to try. I am interested in trying Legere Signature and some of the new VK synthetic reeds from Vandoren.
And yes, over the last several months I have tried to read, watch, and catchup on things as much as I can. Shocked to learn of the demise of Leblanc, the rise Backun, the changing of the guard at Selmer, and the ever growing line of R13 Buffet progeny.
Thanks for your time and suggestions...
Paul
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