Clarinets

FrenchToast7 · 10-10-2014, 06:28 AM

hey do we have any clarinet fans over here, what kinda setup are you running
mouthpiece,reed,barrel,ligature and brand of instrument, do you prefer plastic or wood

**Frownland** · 10-10-2014, 11:27 PM

I definitely prefer wood, but I've right enjoyed the plastic clarinets I've played, plus it's the one that I have. I have a Evette Buffett Champion with the original ligature. Found it under my mother's bed and she said I could have it. I have a plastic mouthpiece, I've never played a metal one but I imagine it'd go well with my style. I tend to go for Vandorin 2.5 strength reeds and try to get a plastic coated one if I can, but they're pretty damn expensive.

FrenchToast7 · 10-11-2014, 08:35 AM

very nice, i yet to play a wood clarinet, perhaps when i get better, right now i have a selmber cl300 which is plastic and use a bonade inverted ligature with a selmer hs mouthpiece, when i first got my setup i had cracked it and so had to cement glue it, i was worried it would not play as nice but glad i was wrong, right now for reeds i am using a vandoren 2.5 i think it's called blue box, i really like the la voz hard reeds but can't do them that long yet.

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FrenchToast7 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Cali Posts: 3	Clarinets hey do we have any clarinet fans over here, what kinda setup are you running mouthpiece,reed,barrel,ligature and brand of instrument, do you prefer plastic or wood

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I definitely prefer wood, but I've right enjoyed the plastic clarinets I've played, plus it's the one that I have. I have a Evette Buffett Champion with the original ligature. Found it under my mother's bed and she said I could have it. I have a plastic mouthpiece, I've never played a metal one but I imagine it'd go well with my style. I tend to go for Vandorin 2.5 strength reeds and try to get a plastic coated one if I can, but they're pretty damn expensive. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

10-11-2014, 08:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
FrenchToast7 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Cali Posts: 3	very nice, i yet to play a wood clarinet, perhaps when i get better, right now i have a selmber cl300 which is plastic and use a bonade inverted ligature with a selmer hs mouthpiece, when i first got my setup i had cracked it and so had to cement glue it, i was worried it would not play as nice but glad i was wrong, right now for reeds i am using a vandoren 2.5 i think it's called blue box, i really like the la voz hard reeds but can't do them that long yet.