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Re: Bass clarinet ergonomics

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2023-06-07 00:16

>> it's best to lean into the mouthpiece a little to get the best angle for playing. I do find that this works quite well <<

It might be implied by the fact you are doing it, but you haven't actually said that this works better than having the instrument more vertical... does it? Do you have problems with the mouthpiece angle if it's more vertical? Some bass clarinetists (and not just saxophonists who are doublers) play that way with the shallower angle neck and it's fine (even preferable).

>> I looked the Bay neck up and I can see it's a much steeper angle which would probably completely solve the problem. However, my bass is a rather unusual instrument and I don't think it would be possible to exchange any of the parts. The neck has the register vent key on it so tha Bay one wouldn't work even if it fitted <<

From photos I've seen it looked like the Bay necks are simply the same necks as original but with the mouthpiece tenon soldered at a different angle (often with the end of the neck cut to fit that angle). I've seen those for Leblanc and Selmer (the latter with the register key on it) but they were just Leblanc and Selmer necks. If there are custom made Bay bass clarinet necks that actually have a steeper curve and not just the socket soldered differently, it's possible, but I haven't seen any.

Maybe check with Gloger, he is in The Netherlands and makes custom necks. He might be able to make a neck with a steeper angle specific to your instrument (he might need to have it), or if it's a tunable neck, even simpler to make just the end part (much cheaper than a whole neck).

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