Klarinet Archive - Posting 000883.txt from 1998/03

From: Floyd Williams <f.williams@-----.au>
Subj: Re: Vandoren Mouthpiece
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:45:11 -0500

The Zinner blanks that Heinz Viotto uses to put my Kaspar facing on is a
new formulation from pre-World War 11 days. It uses a small amount of
mercury in it. These blanks definitely have a warm sound which avoids
excessive edge in the high register,even playing as loud as you like.
I don't know if they are available in the states yet.

Bill Hausmann wrote:
>
> At 09:27 AM 3/13/98 EST, Tom (Ridenour?) wrote:
> >The rubber the Woodwind Company has used in the past is the same as
> Vandorens,
> >but I hope and think they are changing to a material with a darker, purer,
> >warmer sound, sans the edge so frequently found in the upper register of
> >Vandorens.
>
> Oh, geez! Are we now saying that not only does the material make a
> difference but, in mouthpieces at least, the particular FORMULATION of the
> same basic material (hard rubber) makes a difference?
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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Floyd Williams
Queensland Conservatorium-Griffith University
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