Author: DaphnisetChloe
Date: 2023-07-11 03:10
Those of you who own several Eb clarinet mouthpieces, which ones did you find tuned on the lower side? I own a secondhand R13 Eb clarinet which is quite sharp in the left-hand clarion and altissimo C# and D. Because I don't have the budget to buy a new Eb clarinet (e.g. Buffet Tosca) which may have better intonation, I'm looking for recommendations on mouthpieces that tune well to A=440 on a sharp Eb clarinet.
I found using a custom barrel (Corbin, 43mm) helped with the tuning somewhat, however it is still very challenging for excerpts such as the Rite of Spring Eb clarinet/bass clarinet duet. I purchased a Vandoren BD5 mouthpiece which has lower pitch than the B40 and 5RV I own, however I still have to use fake fingerings for altissimo C, C# and D.
I am curious to see if there are any custom mouthpieces available that tune lower than this. Does anyone have Behn, Fobes, Grabner, Smith or Hawkins mouthpieces they can compare to a standard Vandoren?
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