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Re: Making the best out of a bad deal

Author: maxopf
Date: 2014-06-26 07:27

Interesting, there are more high school clarinetists on this board than I imagined there would be when I first joined a couple of days ago. (I am one myself.)

Mouthpieces definitely make the most significant difference in sound, and barrels make a fairly noticeable difference as well. Different reed cuts/strengths and ligatures can also affect your sound. I've never tried changing my bell, but I imagine it would have a pretty small effect, as only the lowest couple of notes and their clarion counterparts really rely on the bell at all.
Of course, what really matters is not if you have fancy equipment but if you're playing with good tone and intonation. If you like the sound you get out of the setup you have now, there's no point in buying extra equipment just for the sake of having fancy equipment.
That having been said, it's always good to try different mouthpieces/barrels/reeds/ligatures/whatever just to see if there's a combination that works particularly well for you. I personally use a Clark Fobes mouthpiece and barrel and really like the sound I get out of them.

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