i would like to find a recording of a bassclarinet work,the piece is called the (spotlight on the bassclarinet)i wanted to played in for a concert.so i hope...
Hi all, I'm trying to find a mouthpiece for my bass that will stand up to the large-ish brass section in my community wind band. I'm currently playing on two...
John--Or even a modern Selmer. Actually, I held my own in volume with the early Buffet 1193 (the one with a few accuate pitch problems and mechanical ...
I have gone back to my selmer H after using a grabner csx bb 90. the H has a huge tip opening and will roar, without folding. I got it from roberto's winds in...
... from any ... my rib ... vibration, ... Hi Ann, As a "beginner", just loved your advice above, noticing an immediate improvement in tone, both piano and...
Out of all the mouthpieces I tried Selmer (model H) and especially Bay (don't know the model but it was open) were louder than others. I don't think a ...
In a message dated 9/2/2007 5:18:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, stacy_friedman@... writes: I'm trying to find a mouthpiece for my bass that will stand...
I second that emotion! There is no reason to try to outplay brass players. You'll never do it...ever. Nobody can. Also, in the process of trying to drop...
It is possible to make a BCL louder with suitable reeds and mouthpieces. (try Legere, and some of the synthetic tenor sax reeds, they may not be louder, but...
actually,i sound loud even with the vandoren B45 mpc.i think is not the mpc maybe you can try to play abit more???and i had try on clark fobes debut mpc...
... No, I'm not suggesting that a single bass clarinet player can outplay eight trombones and five euphonia. *I* can play a single trombone louder than the...
Well...it is possible...I did it once...I was in a band, and we were playing a fanfare..bass clarinet and the low brass section had a unison, and these were...
No one has mentioned the possibility that the Bundy is not sealing as well as possible and that small leaks could be causing resistance and fuzziness that...
Hilary, Glad the information helped. I keep reminding and refining this for myself! The same principal applies to hands--and unproductive tension anywhere ...
The plastic Bundy is NOT getting in your way. Believe me when I tell you that I teach marching Bass Clarinets every season and all we have is plastic Bundys....
FYI: Rico bought the Harrison patent and have been producing all of the ligatures except Eb soprano. Rico sells them as the "H" ligature and you can get...
Correct me if i'm wrong but a mouthpiece with a wider opening (like a henri bok pomerico or something) should make a louder sound. When I tried one I didn't...
... a henri ... Loud isn't the problem. I have a Charles Bay MO+-M, with about a 2.05 opening, and it screams with a 2.5 Vandoren on it. It just doesn't ...
I know that Vandoren bass clarinet mouthpieces get very little respect, but I'll mention this anyway. If you haven't tried it already, I'd recommend trying a...
"it is called a saxophone" ....... that is hilarious, and yes Adolphe Sax is credited with revamping and radically improving the bass clarinet, shortly before...
If you're in the New York City area - the U.S. Coast Guard Chamber Players will be performing at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York on Friday,...