David M. Erato

saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoon

Category: clarinet

  • How to clean a woodwind mouthpiece

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    David Erato
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    Let’s face the facts.  You probably need to clean your mouthpiece.  I’ve known for a while that my mouthpieces needed a good cleaning.  It’s one of those things we know we as woodwind players know we should do more often but don’t.  After reading this article on NPR about wind players getting sick from the…

  • JazzTimes interviews Eddie Daniels

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    Lee Mergner of the JazzTimes recently interviewed the legendary jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels about a new upcoming project. Luckily for us the conversation went very long, with Eddie talking a lot about players he enjoys working with, ensemble concept, clubs versus festivals, tenor players around New York in the 70’s, and more. Be sure to…

  • Hercules Stands Rock!!!

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    David Erato
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    All of my horns I have been using Hercules stands for the past five years now.  In fact, with the addition of their bassoon stand, I have a Hercules stand for each one of my axes.  Recently, I’ve had to contact the company about the bari sax stand that I own, and their excellent response…