Re: Clarinet mouthpieces

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You could also speak to instrument manufacturer / genius Stephen Fox.
It seems as though he can produce anything; he made the correct calculations
in the past to turn one of my HP clarinets into an LP one (it was a Buffet,
so I figured it was worth the surgery!). Truly amazing.
He makes extensions for bass clarinets and contrabass clarinets to add
notes, and does custom work on other instruments. He can make speaker keys
for your throat keys, so that they aren't stuffy, etc. etc.
Different tuning barrels would be a piece of cake for him.
Best Regards,
Steven



> Hi Margot,
> You wrote
> >   I use a short barrel for playing with accordions tuned higher than
440 -
> >rather than changing mouthpieces
>
> Right on - I always thought the pitch was directly related to the overall
> length of the resonating column, rather than any subtleties in the design
> of the mouthpiece (although the mouthpiece obviously has a profound effect
> upon tone). How much shorter is the barrel though to achieve the pitch
> increment necessary to play with 442 accordion (and who makes them?). I'm
> talking Bb clarinet.
>
> Paul
>
>
>

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