Klarinet Archive - Posting 000351.txt from 1996/07

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.COM>
Subj: Pyne mouthpieces and reeds (was Setups)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 17:05:35 -0400

Fred wrote to Shylenme about her set-up
problems:

>Some mouthpieces favor different kinds of reeds. When I worked in
>Russianoff Winds (before it closed down), it was well known that Vandoren
>mouthpieces didn't like Vandoren reeds! They usually played much better
>with Olivieri's (and had less chirps). I'm guessing that Pines don't like
>the longer scrape of the V-12. They always seemed to work real well with
>regular Vandorens. I myself tried to play Olivieri's on my Kanter and
>couldn't stop chirping. That stopped when I switched to Vandoren's. Then
>I found that V-12's work better for me. I have queried others and have
>found that the above facts are pretty consistent.
> I have a friend who refaces mouthpieces and since he likes Black
>Masters, all his mouthpieces seem to be faced to work with short-vamped
>reeds. If I want to use one of them I have to go back to regular VD's.
>Try a different reed. Maybe Glotin will work for you. Or Zonda...

I have found this informal string regarding reed/mouthpiece compatibility
very helpful because I have (very) recently acquired a new Pyne Jx
mouthpiece. My Pyne mouthpiece has a slightly shorter window (than the
approx. 31.75 mm window I'm used to). I'm still getting to know the
mouthpiece and trying to zero in on the ideal reed or ideal cut/scrape job
for it. The mouthpiece has a fantastic sound. My challenge is shaping a reed
in order to get that sound consistently. So, any other Pyne mouthpiece
players
care to contribute their experiences? By the way, I think the mouthpiece
is well worth the extra effort. -----Bill Fogle.