Klarinet Archive - Posting 000110.txt from 1996/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <niethamer@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Greg Smith mouthpieces....
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 12:36:58 -0500

Fernando, you wrote:

>>> Since March 96 I have been playing with Greg Smith's
>>>mouthpiece(model 1+ angled) and it is realy very good. Pitch is good, sound
>>>and control are fine and to choose reeds are easy, but I don't know what's
>>>happen with the low notes(low f#, f and e). The sound is less clear then the
>>>anothers.

and I responded:

>>Fernando, I'm surprised that your low notes behave this way. I love my
>>Greg Smith mpc, and one of my favorite aspects is the terrific low notes
>>- very clear and focused, and beautifully in tune on *my* mpcs (I have 2).

you replied:

> Hi David, I love my mouthpiece too, but, maybe, the diference is on
>my horn: RC Prestige. But the oppinion of my collegues, here, in Brazil, is
>the same (they play on R13's). But, realy, that mouthpiece is one of the
>best I have played.

I agree - they're wonderful mouthpieces. Maybe the difference is with our
horns - I play Yamaha 72's, not Buffet. Also, I use the "1" facing, which
is a little closer, and make my own reeds.

David