Klarinet Archive - Posting 000924.txt from 1998/02

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Borbeck mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:02:18 -0500

Robyn,
I once played on one. I've always liked them because they have a
nice, lively, bright sound. However, my style of playing tends to make a
bright mouthpiece be shrill so I don't use it anymore. The rap on them is
that they are (or, at least used to be) extremely inconsistent where
quality control is concerned. When I worked at a specialty clarinet shop
many moons ago, we found that there was no rhyme or reason to their
numbering of mouthpieces. A #13 was closer than a #8 while many 11's and
13's were identical in every way. Hope they have mended their ways since.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 SAXYR13@-----.com wrote:

> A few days ago, I bought a Borbeck mouthpiece from the Woodwind and Brasswind.
> I'm still waiting for it to be shipped in; it will probably come tomorrow.
> This is the first time I've bought a Borbeck; has anyone tried this brand?
>
> Thanks,
> Robyn Barthel
>