Klarinet Archive - Posting 000827.txt from 1998/03

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Vandoren Mouthpiece
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:44:15 -0500

Mark the Mika Man:
> Why would more closed be necessarily "brighter"? Wouldn't
> the reed strength for the particular mouthpiece make
> more difference (in general, a stiffer reed for a more
> closed mouthpiece)?

I'm inclined to agree - I play on a Gennusa, which is closed, and is also
a Chedeville revamp like the M13. My sound was notably darker when
switching to this mouthpiece from the medium open mouthpieces I had
previously experimented with.

My three yen: The M13 would be the only Bb mpiece I'd ever buy,
personally. *shrug* The others feel a little too limiting...especially
for their price...

Shouryu Nohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe; ICQ 6771552
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