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Boosey 1010 Challenge

Author: Windy Dreamer
Date: 2018-10-03 01:54

Recently scored a Boosey and Hawkes 1010 Symphony at a thrift store for $35.00 . Although it is playable it came without a mouthpiece. Elsewhere. I read that you can ream out a Vandoren B45 to make a useable mouthpiece for this clarinets unique bore . Since i had a rough B45 that i was willing to risk i wrapped some sandpaper around my pinky and created a sloped opening in the mouthpiece at 15.25 mm on the outside.
The 1010 then delivered some incredible tones but i couldn't deliver two notes with the same character. The instrument was so responsive that. I couldn't manage it.
For my next modification i wrapped some electrical tape around a small vial , glued on some 150 grit sandpaper and started grinding my way into the mouthpiece . My sander is 15.20 mm wide . After two hours of sanding while watching tv i now have an opening about 3/8 inch deep that is 15.25 to 15.30 mm wide followed by a taper the rest of the way. The clarinet is now more manageable and sounding great but the overtones are low and I prefer brighter overtones.
I'm hoping someone here has experience modifying mouthpieces . I don't know whether or not to keep grinding my way in . I assume the mouthpiece will brighten up if I polish the opening with 600 grit sandpaper.

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Boosey 1010 Challenge

Windy Dreamer

2018-10-03 01:54