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Re: E flat clarinet pinchiness/ needle sound

Author: William
Date: 2009-10-05 22:31

Simply measure the approx length of an Eb reed--actually putting one on the back of the Bb, tip to tip and marking the shorter butt length is best--and then chop the longer Bb off to fit your Eb mpc (chop the butt end--not the tip :>). I use an electrical wire crimper with a wide head for a quick, clean snip--cane of synthetic. Be sure you use a new Bb reed, not one that you have already worn out on your soprano clarinet.

FWIW, our local university professor of jazz & composition (Eastman DMA, woodwind artist) once recommended I buy a Selmer or Leblanc effer over a Buffet because, "they sound less like holloween."

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