Thanks for the advice - about those excercises particularly. Its nice to know I'm not alone with the problem! I think i'm going to go mouthpiece shopping, but...
Got a newsletter from the Rico company and found that on their web page they have several mini clips of Lawrie Bloom. Very interesting stuff... smile. ...
I've been to the site a few times but didn't notice the picture until just now. Cute -- did you do that Walter? I didn't do the art work, I just received it...
Folks: We're looking for a good bass clarinetist to join our trio in Austin, Texas for fun and profit. My partner is Kim Paternoster, who is an NEC grad, and...
hello,i need to buy bassclarinet mpc and ligature.but can someone recommend me some model to get? __________________________________ Yahoo! Movies - Search...
If you're willing to spend quite a bit on a mouthpiece, many people have recommended mouthpieces by Walter Grabner. (www.clarinetxpress.com) There are also...
I would reccommend going into a good musical instrument shop and trying a load of different mouthpieces. I recently did just that following advice on the site...
Hello We have a tiny museum of clarinets here, and after years of passing by it I stopped to see what is that contrabass clarinet, and it turned out to be a...
I would recommend trying the Selmer Paris mouthpiece models, Vandoren mouthpiece models, and, if you can find one to test, a Bacun. Goodluck! Trevor Barr...
Has anyone heard of the apparent shortage of Buffet Bass Clarinets in North America right now? I'm trying to get one before September but everyplace I talk to...
In a message dated 6/9/2007 12:29:36 P.M. Central Daylight Time, acmorrow@... writes: Has anyone heard of the apparent shortage of Buffet Bass Clarinets...
The Selmer 37 (don't know about newest one, 39?) are awfully nice too. :-) I was surprised when i played the Selmer, that instrument suited me even more than...
A wind musician I know recommended one of these balance discs as a seat cushion. They are used for balance training and for back therapy. This website has a...
Folks: Here is my latest arrangement for the Michael Drapkin Clarinet Trio - Colonel Bogey March...by Kenneth J. Alford - two clarinets and bass clarinet: ...
Michael, thank you for sharing this with us - nice arrangement! The background information is really interesting. Hope you include this march if you do publish...
hello,i am from singapore,which has quite limited musical store.i am hoping to get my very own bass clarinet mouthpiece,but i had no idea of what to get.i am...
I am personally using a Roger Garrett mouthpiece. Walter Grabner makes mouthpieces and from what I have heard you cannot go wrong with his. Hope this helps ...
I use a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece. However, when I tried it with Vandoren reeds, I wasn't very happy with the results. I use Rico Grand Concert Select reeds. Trevor...
If Yamaha and Vandoren are your only options, I would suggest trying Vandoren B40 or B45. My teacher prefers the B40 to the B45 because he likes darker sound...
Hello, Vandoren B40 is a very good mouthpiece. I prefer it to B45 (a matter of taste). With B40 i play soft 3 1/2 vandoren reeds Nagamatsu mouthpiece are very...
Thanks for the help in recommendation for the choice of mouthpiece….but I am still quite blur about what to buy….and thank Walter grabner .but can I ask...
I am seriously thinking about purchasing a "C" Clarinet to use in the Community Band I'm in. I was wanting to know is the mouthpiece, ligature and reeds...
... My C clarinet - a plastic Weril - uses my normal Bb mouthpieces, but I have seen Cs that use Eb mouthpieces, and an older model that used an intermediate...
I have a Forte C clarinet and had problems with the whole horn playing sharp. It was in tune with its self but not with the orchestra. I tried several...
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READ this. DROP everything. GO! You will be AMPLY rewarded!!! Disclaimer: My reward is the spreading of Bass Clarinet Love! Denis Colin Trio with Gwen Matthews...