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RE: Alto Clarinet

Author: Gary Van Cott
Date: 1999-05-21 15:13

It is important to have a decent mouthpiece for any clarinet and it really makes a big difference on alto and bass. The mouthpieces that come with most alto clarinets found in schools are not very good. I use a Vandoren B44 which is the best one I have found for me so far. I have also played a Woodwind #5 which was almost as good and about half the price.

The other problem is the instruments. It is my experience that with a good mouthpiece, an student instrument like a Bundy should work fine in the lower register, but above that (sometimes starting with the first line e) you will have problems, some notes are ok and a lot aren't.

The previous model Buffet instrument was pretty good but still had problems with the upper register (uneven). The latest model Buffet is much better, with resonance keys that open up the sound of the lower clarion notes. It isn't perfect either, since they eliminated the use of a lower register key for the middle line b.

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