Klarinet Archive - Posting 000793.txt from 1996/02

From: Bill Fogle <bfogle@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Mouthpieces: Tonal concept, etc.
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1996 17:52:00 -0500

Clark Fobes wrote, in part:

It is interesting to me how far afield we cam get discussing
mouthpieces. As a mouthpiece maker I find much of the discussion pretty
estoric and not very well grounded in what mouthpieces are really
about. I encourage anyone who is interested in mouthpiece design to
measure, observe, try and reflect on mouthpiece design.

Everett Austin wrote, in part:

There is a lot more to mouthpieces than just applying a facing. So many if
not all of the design features of mouthpieces are interrelated and
interdependent that a deficiency or inappropriate measurement in any area
can "sink" the mouthpiece in question.

I've sent a few "mouthpiece" messages lately, some about a new
Chedeville replica I got, and a few questions springing from a
very informative note from Brad Behn. I really appreciate the information
that comes out of this discussion forum and I've learned quite a bit in the
last month about mouthpieces. Hope I didn't sound like I knew what I
was talking about! I don't believe I implied that a facing equals a
mouthpiece. I've been away for a couple of days so I may have
missed parts of this thread. I'm just beginning to learn about mouthpiece
guts
and do have ambitions someday of working on my own. Thanks to the
fact-filled notes from Clark Fobes and others, I'm beginning to understand.

P.S. I confess to the use of the word "glassy". I meant "classy". Honest! :
)
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Bill Fogle
Washington, DC
bfogle@-----.edu
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