Author: crazy karlos
Date: 2009-08-18 14:20
While we're on the subject. I've used a B45 for years on regular clarinet. I bought a bass clari last year (YCL221 II) and finally had my first clarinet lesson, just to make sure I was not doing anything too drastically wrong on the big horn. The teacher (who rides a motorbike) just brought his own bass clari mouthpiece along, a B45, and let me try it -- and it felt just great.
So I ordered a B45 bass clarinet mouthpiece through the shop. This was in March last year. I actually packed the bass clari away months ago, deciding to wait until I got the mp. What's happened is that twice the shop received a B40. They then tried ordering direct from mouthpieceexpress.com -- who said there were no B45 bass clari mouthpieces available. I e-mailed mouthpieceexpress myself, and got no reply. I phoned the importer here in Johannesburg, and they said no, they also only had a B40 in stock -- I presume this is the other one that was delivered! -- they were the people who had actually ordered the B45 for me.
I've told the shop I'm going to try the B40 this Saturday -- I've seen some comments on the board that the B40 bass clari mp is a good option, so it's worth a try. But I know the B45 really felt good, and I'm wondering, are these really unobtainable at present? I really need something that is going to project, I work in horrendous circumstances soundwise, with rock and jive bands, and I really need what someone on this board described as the "paint-stripping" qualities of the B45. Will the B40 crack it? I wish I could try both the B40s in town, but they're in different shops far separated.
Anything I should look for? And is 17 months not a long time to wait for a mouthpiece order from Vandoren, only for the item to be unobtainable? Seems a bit weird to me?
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