Klarinet Archive - Posting 000113.txt from 1997/04

From: Ryan Lowe <ryan@-----.EDU>
Subj: Mouthpiece patch
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 01:09:48 -0500

Hello all,

Alan Greenfield wrote that he compensates for his big mouth (his
words...not mine) by using an exceptionally thick mouthpiece coushin. It
has been my experience, for all those who care, that there is a loss of
tone quality when one uses thick mouthpiece patches. Because of the
thickness of the patch, there is lost air when you try to play and this
leads to a less full tone. This is the reason why I have converted to the
paper-thin mouthpiece patch. The only purpose that a MP patch should serve
(IMO) is to protect your teeth from getting chipped and to prevent your
mouthpiece from being scratched. (This is also why I am opposed to playing
with a neckstrap...I feel that it has negative effects on the tone quality
while only serving for your comfort.) That is my $0.02

Kumquat
Ryan Lowe

   
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