Klarinet Archive - Posting 000526.txt from 1998/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Metal and edge.
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 19:24:22 -0500

At 03:54 PM 3/8/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Greetings!
>WOuldn't just the use of "a" metal mouthpiece give you an edgy or bright
sound
>just to begin with?
>
>I have thought of using a metal MP with my alto, but the one that I wanted to
>try would need to have more of the cork taken off just to get the metal MP
on.
>I am happy with my regualr MP, so I didn't opt to try the metal one....
>
>I would also be curious as to which metal MP's you like, which Hard Rubber
>ones with baffles and without.
>
Metal mouthpieces in general produce a brighter sound, but material is only
part of it. I like the Otto Link, which, since it does NOT have a high
baffle, is less extreme than some of the others. I use it when playing
lead alto for big band music, but I stick to a Selmer C* (old one with an
arch-shaped chamber) for concert band. Different reed setups for each, of
course.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.