Klarinet Archive - Posting 001372.txt from 1998/05

From: "Kevin Fay (LCA)" <kevinfay@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Plastic Mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 12:04:45 -0400

Plastic mouthpieces can be good, esp. for students. The Fobes and the Hite
Premier are 2 good examples. They have a problem, though--the teeth marks
rapidly turn into teeth trenches. After a while, an enthusiastic student
can bite through the thing!

Fortunately, there is a simple and inexpensive solution: mouthpiece
patches. I won't play without one on my expensive rubber mouthpieces,
because it's more comfy for my teeth--and solves the durability problem for
the student, too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Garrett [mailto:rgarrett@-----.edu]
Subject: RE: [kl] Re: Help-embouchure!?!?

On Thu, 28 May 1998, Kenneth Wolman wrote:
> Is there anyone who LIKES the B45. I hate mine. I'd sell the damn thing
> (I even kept the original box!), but there's a glut of them in NY music
> stores....

The problem I have experienced with the B45 is that it is edgy, bright,
and lacking in resonance. They often arrive with a tip opening of about
1.15 or greater, and a short curve schedule. Even refacing them is a pain
in the you know what - it has been much easier to reface M13's.

The B45 served a purpose when it was first introduced, but there are many
other mouthpieces that are now much better for much less money.

You should try the Clark Fobes student mouthpiece - for a plastic
mouthpiece that retails in the $20-30 range, you can't beat it. It far
surpasses the B45.

Roger Garrett
IWU

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