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Re: New member - old Cabart needs TLC?

G Major — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:30:31 GMT

I also recently purchased a used bass (Selmer student model). It was cosmetically pretty rough but cleaned up quite well using standard cleaning materials on

Re: New member - old Cabart needs TLC?

Gary Van Cott — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:15 GMT

The blu-tak in the holes may have been put there for tuning. Gary +--------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

New member - old Cabart needs TLC?

manda79au — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:44:19 GMT

Hi everyone, I'm a new member, from Victoria, Australia, and recently purchased a very old bass clarinet from ebay. I can hear you groaning from here. :)

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Re: New Member

Walter Grabner — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:08:46 GMT

... On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 5:31 AM, adrianotec < adrianotec@... > wrote: My name is Adriano I live in Brazil(Latin America), and speak portuguese(my

New Member

adrianotec — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:31:56 GMT

My name is Adriano I live in Brazil(Latin America), and speak portuguese(my english is poor) I buy old Selmer Bundy Bass clarinet, after 1 year playing Alto

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

dkb1j — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:30:20 GMT

I'm not one of "the best", but I thought I'd put in my two cents' worth. I use both Vandoren 3 or 3 1/2 and Gonzalez 3 or 3 1/4 with a Grabner mouthpiece. I

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

Don Harrington — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:25:49 GMT

Well, I wasn't going to jump in, but what the heck. I'm just a community band player. I have used Rico 2.5s for year with excellent results. The old Selmer I

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

Marcia Bundi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:46:21 GMT

I use a Bari brand bass clarinet reed, strength medium. It is a hunk of clear plastic -- no pretense at being anything near cane! I have never been able to get

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

Dathan Boone — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:28:48 GMT

Hello, Not professional really, but I have moved back to Grand Concerts 3.5 now. I do double periodically in band on BBb Contra and make use of legere on both

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

john webster — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:20:06 GMT

I never could get Legere to be the "right" strength. Had used Rico Concert Grand #3's and 3.5 for years with good results (community concert bands) but I'm

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

Ann Satterfield — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:04:42 GMT

fwiw, I use Grand Concert 3.5 when I can get them. Vandoren blue box 3. A buddy who gets good sound (no matter which mouthpiece is good *that* day also uses

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

BandAnne@... — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:40:40 GMT

I use Legere a lot especially when doubling and can't keep a cane reed wet and don't have time to switch. The strength depends on the mouthpiece. They come

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

AmyC — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:51:39 GMT

(Edited to fix the sentence.)

Re: professional bass cl. reeds?

AmyC — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:18:50 GMT

I love the way the Vandoren 3-1/2 sounds, but it is unpredictably chirpy with my Selmer C* mouthpiece. I currently play on LaVoz hards, but they are usually