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mpc for C clarinet

Author: Roxann
Date: 2016-10-27 22:23

I bought a Lyrique C clarinet this past spring and found it extremely "dizzying" to play. It required so much air that I would get dizzy trying to play it. Finally, I took it to a technician who diagnosed the problem as the wrong mpc. He showed me that, when you look up inside a mpc from the butt end, the mpc I was using had quite a small opening (I think he called it the baffle). He had me play my clarinet with a variety of different mpc's, each with a larger baffle than the next. I found that the larger the baffle, the easier it was to produce sound. So, now I need to purchase a new mouthpiece. Unfortunately, "baffle size and shape" are not listed when you try to compare various mouthpieces. I'm hoping some of you could suggest some various mouthpieces to try that have good sized baffles. My technician recommended the Vandoren B45, so that's already on my list of mpc's to try. Thanks for your help. P.S. The C clarinet was thoroughly checked before it was sent to me by Ridenour's to make sure it played fine. My technician did another thorough check and confirmed there was nothing wrong with the set-up of the clarinet.

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