Author: Chris P
Date: 2015-11-27 20:45
Being a sax player first (and clarinet player second) I play Lawton 7*BB brass on alto, 7*BB stainless steel on bari, 7*B brass on tenor and 6*B ebonite on soprano. For orchestral, sax 4tet and concert band playing I use a 6*BB brass on alto, 6*BBS bronze on tenor and a plain 7 ebonite on bari and bass. Alsi a Yanagisawa 5 metal on sopranino. I used to play Dukoff D7 and D8 before, but ran into trouble with them being picky with reeds so went with the more reliable and fuller sounding Lawtons.
I use reeds between 2 and 2.5 on alto through to bari/bass (Vandoren green and red Java, V16 and ZZ, Alexander Superial and Legere Studio and Signature) and Rico Royal 3 on soprano. Vandoren Eb clarinet reeds will fit sopraninos as they're identical in size to sopranino reeds which I found out to my annoyance - I thought sopranino reeds would've been around 1mm wider than Eb clarinet reeds.
The go-to mouthpiece for alto is generally a Meyer 6 and on tenor an Otto Link 6 if you want something more than a Selmer S80 C* will give you. But also try a Selmer S80 C** or D and the metal classic and Jazz equivalents.
One mouthpiece I tried recently on alto which I took to immediately was a Theo Wanne Durga which was either a 6* or 7 - but that wasn't mine and for economical reasons I'm sticking with my Lawtons.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2015-11-27 20:47)
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