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Author: dan powell
Date: 2001-10-14 02:16
has any body played the yamaha eb clarinet mpc? its cheap yes but is it playable?i am in a unusual situation where i must alter a eb mpc to fit the barrel of an old robert of paris eb. i dont want to butcher my vandorren b44 and find it still wont work . used eb mpcs are not easy to find so i thought i buy a new yamaha and butcher it and if it dosent work i wont be out too much money. this is a doubling situation where i only play eb for 4 songs
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2001-10-14 11:06
I have no problems with my Yamaha 4C when testing serviced instruments. I could perform with it and please the audience.
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Author: William
Date: 2001-10-14 16:41
Why not alter the barrel for the mpc? Any competent tech person can shave a little off the inside of the barrels sleeve so that your mpc will fit without being altered. On the other hand, to change the cork on your good mpc to fit the barrel is not that big a deal as you could always change the cork again to fit another barrel. Six of one and half a dozen of another, I think. Good Clarineting!!!!!!!!
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Author: dan powell
Date: 2001-10-14 23:02
thanks gordon for the prompt responce. i will order a eb yamaha tomorrow. william this horn is borrowed and i dont want to alter the barrel. this horn is 80 years old and mpc sizes must have changed some where along the way . i will need to sand down the tenon on another mpc for it to fit. iwish it were just the cork . thanks for the advice any way.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2001-10-15 11:08
Is it the cork or the material of the mouthpiece that is making it tight? If it is the cork then perhaps you should know that it is almost the norm for the cork of a new mouthpiece to need adjustment.
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Author: dan powell
Date: 2001-10-15 13:00
its the material of the mpc and its not a ?of being too tite, it will not even go into the barrel . i am going to have to sand down the tenon to get it to fit the barrel
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2001-10-16 21:33
Interesting question...
How come manufacturers actually got around to standardizing the mouthpiece tenon size on clarinets? And how long ago did this happen?
Even grassi clarients of 30 years ago had a larger-than-standard tenon and socket.
There has been no such standardization of saxophone mouthpieces.
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