The EEb contra arrived today. I did not have time to play on the horn as of yet. Visual inspection. looks well made, (exact same configuation as the BBb...
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Kenneth
kkshaw43
Dec 3, 2011 5:22 pm
more f#$*%& SPAM...
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Trevor
barrtrevor
Dec 12, 2011 11:14 pm
Hello, Does anyone have experience with Vandoren mouthpieces, especially the B44? I'm looking for something in the under $200 price range and they seem to...
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Lawrence Bocaner
lbocaner
Dec 13, 2011 1:22 am
Trevor, I don't know where you saw "pretty good reviews" for Vandoren bass clarinet mouthpieces; most bass clarinet players I know consider them to be mediocre...
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DEvans6896@...
devans6896
Dec 13, 2011 2:22 am
I've played on Vandoren B45 and B46 mouthpieces for 30+ years. I have not tried a B44. I've had a few others but never really liked them. I've always...
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Trevor Barr
barrtrevor
Dec 13, 2011 2:23 am
OK, I guess I should have phrased that differently. Â While the reviews I saw for Vandoren mouthpieces weren't the greatest, they were better than a lot of...
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DEvans6896@...
devans6896
Dec 13, 2011 2:25 am
Wish I had read Larry Bocaner's opinion before I wrote mine. I probably don't know what I'm talking about. D In a message dated 12/12/2011 8:22:38 P.M....
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RONTOBIN@...
tobin60
Dec 13, 2011 2:33 am
In a message dated 12/12/2011 6:23:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, barrtrevor@... writes: However, I don't know much about the Fobes or Garrett...
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Lawrence Bocaner
lbocaner
Dec 13, 2011 3:50 am
Trevor, I play Roger Garrett's Zinner-based mouthpiece, which he sells for a bit over $200. I've had students purchase his Babbitt-based "MO" model which sells...
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Allison Baugh
Katze724
Dec 13, 2011 4:50 am
I'll be traveling by air later this week-the first airplane flight with a bass clarinet for me in years. I could use either the stock Buffet case (~10-yr-old...
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Don Harrington
dth7018
Dec 13, 2011 4:55 am
Well, having flown on a number of regional jets recently, I can just about guarantee you that it won't fit in the overhead, no matter what case you're using,...
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nerokerr
Dec 13, 2011 11:04 am
Au contraire, I fly a lot with my Wiseman case (extended model B), usually on small EasyJet planes in Europe, and have NEVER had a problem with it fitting. The...
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Don Harrington
dth7018
Dec 13, 2011 2:13 pm
Ah, well; nice to be proven wrong. [?] My statement wasn't from experience, just recalled visualization, which I should have stated. ... Ah, well; nice to be...
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Kenneth
kkshaw43
Dec 13, 2011 2:24 pm
Bass clarinet mouthpieces have the same manufacturing process as soprano mouthpieces, but very different economics. If the machine that makes the Vandoren B44...
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allison.baugh@...
Katze724
Dec 13, 2011 4:09 pm
Thanks, Jason! I *think* the single shoulder strap is an older version of the case. That's all I remember having on my Wiseman when I was stationed in...
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Cornelius Boots
corneliusboo...
Dec 13, 2011 5:36 pm
Mouthpieces are very subjective, Trevor, you have to know the sound and feel you are hoping to achieve, both long term and short term. For people to give...
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Lawrence Bocaner
lbocaner
Dec 13, 2011 11:25 pm
Trevor, I suggest you listen to some of Mr. Boots' excellent performances on YouTube. If the "up front" sound he produces suits the kind of music you want to...
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Allison Baugh
Katze724
Dec 13, 2011 11:34 pm
Yup, I remembered correctly. The band’s Wiseman case has only one shoulder strap. 4 rings to give options how it’s setup, but all the rings in line. No...
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Kenneth
kkshaw43
Dec 14, 2011 1:07 pm
Larry - I looked for Cornelius Boots on YouTube but couldn't find anything with him playing bass (at least audibly -- the guitars are deafening). Do you have...
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Ann Satterfield
klarann2
Dec 14, 2011 1:20 pm
If you are wanting a sound to fit in concert band or chamber music; many of the 'fancy pants' and mainstream mouthpiece makers have less expensive models; for...
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Ann Satterfield
klarann2
Dec 14, 2011 1:38 pm
look for Edmund Welles bass clarinet quartet, Cornelius leads that group. -- Ann Satterfield Adjunct Woodwinds; PSC Principal Clarinet, Imperial Symphony ...
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Thomas J McKay
tjmckayclarinet
Dec 14, 2011 2:42 pm
Hi I play a Grabner and love it, but it is not within the price limit. However, I have heard a better bass clarinetist than me who sounded wonderful playing...
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wegener_al
Dec 14, 2011 4:02 pm
Harry Sparnaay has upgraded his web site and now has on it excerpts from his book, including contents,fingering for special effects and multiphonics. He also...
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Bobby M
matterofstyle
Dec 14, 2011 11:24 pm
Another update on the EEb I have been noodling around on it ad have been using it in a clarinet choir during rehearsals. Intonation seem good. I have nto...
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hajasw
Dec 28, 2011 5:12 pm
Has anybody tried a bent peg like those used by the sqwonk members? The pegs can be seen quite clearly at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngVoCYF0Ei4. The...
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Michael R
mikeraz
Dec 28, 2011 5:20 pm
Why not just ask the Sqwonk guys? Their web site has an email contact for them... Which I took the liberty of cc'ing on this message. ... those used by the...
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Steve White
swhiteii
Dec 28, 2011 6:51 pm
These were made by them. i spent some time with Jon Russel over the summer and both his and his partner's pegs were made by his partner. (I seem to never...
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Jaap
jpbn@ymail.com
Dec 29, 2011 12:05 pm
In a piece of Norbert Wissing, musica per clarinetto-basso solo http://knorretje.hku.nl/~schreck/PDF4/MusClar.pdf are some multiple notes. 3 notes above...
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sarah watts
sarahkwatts
Dec 29, 2011 1:38 pm
I fear these multiphonics are straight from a techniques book that hasn't been tested properly. A huge problem in the multiphonic world ... I'm currently doing...
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Ann Satterfield
klarann2
Dec 29, 2011 1:51 pm
Multiphonics http://youtu.be/xnaaRYU3nv0 Video explaining multiphonics and how to find your own. ... -- Ann Satterfield Adjunct Woodwinds; PSC Principal...
