Klarinet Archive - Posting 000066.txt from 1994/10

From: John Dohrmann <jdohrman@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Lori Archer's comments on mouthpieces
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 17:59:18 -0400

Dan replied that you don't outgrow a mouthpiece. In although basically=20
that is true, at least for people just learning I think there is the=20
possibility of maturing into a different mouthpiece. The idea is that as=
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you develop more control you can move to a mouthpiece that is capable of=20
better things but, like a more powerful car, can also get you into=20
trouble. It seems to me that one should start with a mouthpiece that is=20
more conservative, more forgiving, and later try a wider range of designs=
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to pick one that matches your developed style. =20

I'm not saying this at all well but having spent some time two years ago=20
reading about the effects of different mouthpiece design choices on the=20
behavior of the mouthpiece (including speaking force, tendency to squeak,=
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etc) I can believe that one would want different compromises at different=
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times in their musical lives.

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=FCJohn Dohrmann
Puget Sound Water Quality Authority
Olympia, Washington
jdohrman@-----.com