minos
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Post by minos on Nov 11, 2006 2:40:26 GMT -5
Has anyone used Mitchell Laurie reeds?
Love 'em-- wouldn't use anything different! Hmm, I seem to be alone in my clarinet brand, though: It's a classic Normandy, and i love her like no other. I'm serious-- that thing is NEVER out of tune. I like to describe her as 'stoic'. lol. Yes, I refer to my clarinet as a 'her'.
What kind of ligatures to ya'll use? In concert season, our BDs make us use these spongy black ones. It really improves tone quality, but it's a little harder to hit the lower octave-- but I like them!
Also, the question of the moment: Plastic or Wood? I personally much prefer wood clarinets, but what about for marching season? Some of the clarinetists rent plastic horns so their concert horns don't get damaged by rough use.
Another note on marching season: The sun's bleaching my horn, and I personally think it's too nice to be used outdoors, but there's no way i can justify (with my parents) buying two horns! Any tips for preserving the color?
~~CLARINETS!!~~
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Post by javelin on Nov 11, 2006 21:52:17 GMT -5
This is going to sound somewhat dumb, and I'm being lazy at the moment, so...
I have silver-plated keys. Some keys (particularly the a-flat key) have already kind of tarnished. How do I take care of them?
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Post by perfectionemr on Nov 12, 2006 0:38:59 GMT -5
Anyone else here get touchy when people, especially other clarinets start ragging on the clarinet section, or woodwinds in general? I mean, I'll make an occasional joke, but mostly just to get people to stop talking. I've loved my clarinet since day one, and the only reason I want to play anything else is just to say that I can!
I'm working on saving up so I can buy myself a really nice Buffet, and I'm talking really nice... So I've got no idea how long that's going to take... lol.
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Post by prongs4band on Nov 12, 2006 20:46:38 GMT -5
Hahaha. I have about a million ligatures. lol. I have a Luyben (not too bad), a Vandoren Optimum, BG Traditional (silver plated), BG Super Revelation, and an inverted Bonade. I used to have a Rovner Dark for my Bb, but someone stole it...(By the way, I have a Rovner Dark for the Eb clarinet. It's a German Bb ligature, and the German Bb mouthpieces are smaller, but it works on my Bb mouthpiece...But I don't really use it because I don't want to stretch it out.) I definately prefer wooden horns. My Buffet R13 is my baby, and my Selmer Series 9 Eb is my baby, too...even though it's technically not MINE...It hasn't seen the light of day in, I'd say, about 30 years. But, it's a beauty. Not too hard to tune, and an incredible sound. perfectionemr, Buffet horns are freaking awesome! I love them! I really want to try a Leblanc Concerto ll and a Leblanc Opus. I've also played a couple of Yamaha's, and they're nice, too (In my opinion, for me, they were great, almost as good as my R13. The Yamaha Customs are a lot cheaper, now that Buffet had a pretty big price increase.) For marching season I have a Buffet B12 (resin body), a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece, my Optimum ligature, and a V12 3 reed. But for marching season, definately a plastic/resin horn. For concert season I use my Buffet R13, a Grabner K11 mouthpiece, V12 3 1/2, and either my Optimum ligature or my BG Super Revelation. I like fabric ligatures, and my Optimum.
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Post by perfectionemr on Nov 12, 2006 21:52:31 GMT -5
Yeaqh, I've got a Buffet right now, but I've put her through so much, and I hate it! I love my baby... I may have to look into some other brands... but I'm still hung up on Buffet
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Post by prongs4band on Nov 17, 2006 14:28:02 GMT -5
^ Yeah. I love Buffets. I understand. lol. They're pretty incredible.
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Post by Clarisax on Nov 22, 2006 21:30:00 GMT -5
Whee! Clarinetty room! I've got a Selmer, with a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece, named Vicki. I love 'er to death. I honestly have no clue what kind of ligature I use. As for reeds, I'm currently playing on Mitchell Lurie 3's, but I'm going to move up pretty soon to Vandoren 3.5's.
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Post by bariclaribob on Dec 1, 2006 17:11:29 GMT -5
Has anyone used Mitchell Laurie reeds? Love 'em-- wouldn't use anything different! Hmm, I seem to be alone in my clarinet brand, though: It's a classic Normandy, and i love her like no other. I'm serious-- that thing is NEVER out of tune. I like to describe her as 'stoic'. lol. Yes, I refer to my clarinet as a 'her'. What kind of ligatures to ya'll use? In concert season, our BDs make us use these spongy black ones. It really improves tone quality, but it's a little harder to hit the lower octave-- but I like them! Also, the question of the moment: Plastic or Wood? I personally much prefer wood clarinets, but what about for marching season? Some of the clarinetists rent plastic horns so their concert horns don't get damaged by rough use. Another note on marching season: The sun's bleaching my horn, and I personally think it's too nice to be used outdoors, but there's no way i can justify (with my parents) buying two horns! Any tips for preserving the color? ~~CLARINETS!!~~ As for the reeds... I used Ricos before I discovered Mitchell Lurie, so now I have my mom drive all over the place to find Mitchell Luries. I have come to find fault with every other type since my bd started me on these. On the issue of ligatures, I just have a standard metal one that can be bent in and out of shape. It's turned green on the inside, though, so I guess I should get a new one. I have a plastic clarinet, but I desperately want a wooden one. My second chair in concert band has a wooden one, but her tone is still about the same as mine. I think it really only makes a difference if the person playing it is willing to make one, too. I dunno about marching with one though... there are so many opportunities for something to go wrong... something to drop or split. Anyway, I don't think it's super important to have precise tone issues down when you have to overblow to be heard.
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Post by friskylurker on Dec 1, 2006 22:55:02 GMT -5
^ DO NOT march with a wooden clarinet. I will personally come hunt you down if you do.
well, maybe not. but don't. hot sun + coldness + rain + dropping + setting in grass= not a happy clarinet. or player.
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Post by bariclaribob on Dec 3, 2006 20:29:35 GMT -5
Whee! Clarinetty room! I've got a Selmer, with a Vandoren B45 mouthpiece, named Vicki. I love 'er to death. I honestly have no clue what kind of ligature I use. As for reeds, I'm currently playing on Mitchell Lurie 3's, but I'm going to move up pretty soon to Vandoren 3.5's. Vicki (Back from the dead) PLEASE READ THIS! I have a thread that talks about clarinet mouth pieces and you have a Vandoren B45. That is the one my bd keeps telling me I should get and use for a contest coming up in April. Is it a really good mouthpiece? Did you use a plastic one before? Does it make it a lot easier to play? How's the tone? Sorry I'm asking so many questions, but I NEED TO KNOW--SOON! It's almost my birthday, and I was thinking of asking my parents to buy me one, but I won't if it's not worth it.
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clarinet361
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Post by clarinet361 on Dec 5, 2006 22:52:45 GMT -5
This is going to sound somewhat dumb, and I'm being lazy at the moment, so... I have silver-plated keys. Some keys (particularly the a-flat key) have already kind of tarnished. How do I take care of them? A polishing cloth that is meant to polish silver.
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clarinet361
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Post by clarinet361 on Dec 5, 2006 22:54:45 GMT -5
I use a Richard Hawkins mouthpiece with a Vandoren Optimum lig. with Vandoren V12 4 reeds on a Yamaha CSG.
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Post by javelin on Dec 6, 2006 19:04:27 GMT -5
This is going to sound somewhat dumb, and I'm being lazy at the moment, so... I have silver-plated keys. Some keys (particularly the a-flat key) have already kind of tarnished. How do I take care of them? A polishing cloth that is meant to polish silver. Thanks for replying... I just had to make sure.
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Post by clarinetguard10 on Dec 10, 2006 1:49:47 GMT -5
I play Clarinet and I LOVE IT!!!!!! It's the best instrument in the band!!
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Post by javelin on Dec 10, 2006 22:09:06 GMT -5
Anyone have tips for playing fast or playing fun things like sextuplets and up? That and for getting back into the swing of clarinet?
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