If you don’t know who Dan Higgins is, then now is time to get acquainted with him. You have probably heard him before….on movies, soundtracks, everywhere. He’s like the 1st on call guy in LA. [Continue]

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]

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]

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]

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]

I’ve been playing the clarinet on and off for seven years. I own a student Buffet B10 but I feel the tone quality and the feel of the keys have its limitations. I’m renting a wood selmer 10. The feel of it and the tone quality sounds much better than my plastic clarinet. Selmer has a [Continue]

The Doctor’s Products website is a great place to get clarinet stuff. Bore oil, etc, etc. The Klarinet list had a lengthy post from someone praising the Doctor’s new oil. Grenad-Oil®, from the product page, is Use ‘Nature’s Way’ to oil your intrument with genuine Grenadilla Oil. Grenad-Oil® is absorbed quickly and [Continue]

This video was making the rounds on various music email lists. While its a great performance, it is still isn’t as cool, in my book, as Beatboxing on the Flute. [Continue]

Dubya writes “what are the differences in hard rubber vs wood for clarinets? I know plastic is the student model material, but I’ve seen pro stuff in both of the others. Is there a quality difference, or is it more up to preference? What would guide those preferences?”  I can’t think of any “Pro” clarinets [Continue]