I am not a clarinet player, but have acquired a Silver King clarinet.. mid 40s vintage with a sterling silver bell. I am told that these were thought to be good jazz instruments. I intend to sell this or trade for a good trumpet, but need to know more about it, what type music it [Continue]
I am playing in a duo here in SE Asia, accompanying an acoustic guitar player, playing through some pop and blues tunes. When I’m not playing clarinet, I am picking up the bass guitar or playing the cajon. I would really like to do my clarinet justice, but the sound is currently only ‘acceptable.’ I [Continue]
So I am currently trying out two new mouthpieces – an M13 Lyre and a Ruby (medium) Pomarico crystal. The M13 has amazing response, but it doesn’t sound very different from my old 4C Yamaha. The crystal sounds a lot more distinct, but the problem is that it’s so closed, and it’s not even the [Continue]
Theres a company building clarinets after suggestions of the famous physicist and clarinet player Benade who modified the common polycylindric bore to get perfect intonation. Stephen Fox uses Boehm keay with 2 modifications. Here is the link. Anybody out there ever played these clarinets. Whats your experience? While that sounds interesting, I [Continue]
“Hi everyone. I’m new to the site. I played clarinet in high school but gave it up after college. It’s not 15 years down the pike and I picked it up again to study seriously about 6 months ago. I was classically trained but I’m learning jazz. Anyway, I have always been plagued by bad [Continue]
I was wondering if someone could tell me what clarinet i have. I’ve been trying to figure out what kind it is for the past five years. Been playing for 12 years. My grandfather passed it down to me a year before he passed away when i was 10. Information on the instrument that i [Continue]
Does anyone use an albert system clarinet for jazz? I’ve already talked with a couple of players who swear by them. (And, moreover, I was impressed by the projection without a mic over a crowded dance floor.) It’s pretty easy to find a cheap fixer-upper on ebay, so I’ve been thinking about taking the plunge. [Continue]
“Can anyone explain to me how the “pending” thing for posts works? I can never get a post up.” E – Basically, I need to approve them. And your “posts” were kind of either already answered in previous articles (ie: is the E11 good to learn on…..any clarinet is good to learn on), or is [Continue]
From Yahoo News: “Washington – Whether you loved or hated the classical music played at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, unless you were sitting within earshot of the celebrated quartet, what you heard was a recording made two days earlier.” “They were very insistent on playing live until it became clear that it [Continue]
From the LA Times “Mitchell Lurie, a world-renowned clarinetist and clarinet teacher who taught for many years at USC and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, has died. He was 86.” Another titian of the Clarinet passes on. [Continue]
