Klarinet Archive - Posting 000449.txt from 1996/07

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:11:19 -0400

Jared asked:

>Hello all! I was just curious to know what type of mouthpiece each of you
>use and what is the thing you like about it most. I, myself, play on a
>Morgan RM10 and the thing I like anout it is that the response is instant
>even when I'm playing extra soft. Also, since I've aquired the mouthpiece,
>I've improved the sound of my staccato articulation. I now play with the
>"popping" sound of staccato instead of the "slapping" sound you may hear a
>lot. Your responses will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I have played Morgan mouthpieces for about four years, moving
between the RM10 and the RM06. Only recently have I made a move
away from them into more "traditional" equipment. I feel that Morgan mouth-
pieces are unique and excellent. In flexibility ("feel") they are in a
category
alone: even, easy to control, infinite shades of ppp to fff with easy artic-
ulation, allowing for more expression, more "input" into
the music. My only complaint (recently acquired) is "tone." The sound is
woody but sometimes too "open" for me. At the present moment, I am experi--
menting with new set-up(s). For my B&H 1010 I play two mouthpieces made
from molds of old mouthpieces by Daniel Bangham. On my Buffet I use
several different mouthpieces. ---Bill Fogle.