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Woodwinds: Clarinet
Should I tighten the screws on my woodwind instrument?
For many household items, screws should be tightened if they seem loose. But for woodwind instruments it’s a little more complicated. Woodwind instruments (flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and saxophones) have many screws on them. They are usually the slotted type, for which you would use a standard (“flat-head”) screwdriver. And some of them need to … Read more
Favorite blog posts, May 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, March 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, March 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, February 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, February 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, January 2020
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, January 2020 edition.
Favorite blog posts, December 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, December 2019 edition.
The right clarinet or saxophone reed strength “for you”
How do you pick the clarinet or saxophone reed that is the right strength “for you?” You mostly don’t, really. It’s important that the reed be a good match to the mouthpiece. In most cases the primary consideration is the mouthpiece’s facing curve and resultant tip opening. Generally, a shorter curve and/or wider opening require … Read more
Favorite blog posts, November 2019
Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, November 2019 edition.
Review: Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler’ by Gene Kaplan
A few years ago I reviewed Gene Kaplan’s Duos for Doublers, a set of duets for woodwind doublers playing flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I was pleased to hear from Gene again recently about his new Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler.’ It contains seven duets in a variety of styles, with one doubler playing oboe, clarinet, … Read more