Klarinet Archive - Posting 001377.txt from 1998/05

From: Christian Budde <emv080@-----.de>
Subj: RE: [kl] Plastic Mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 13:32:16 -0400

Hello,

On Thu, 28 May 1998, Kevin Fay (LCA) wrote:

> 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!

I had to experience this myself, the mouthpiece I play on is now over
25 years old and was played by me for about 15 years. I never had
problems with teeth marks. But a new mouthpiece from Yamaha, shipped
with their clarinets, showed them after about three months of playing.
It made my teeth jump into a fixed position. I tried a rubber patch
and bit through it after 2 weeks. Additionally, the patch 'felt' not
good. I prefer a hard surface for my teeth.

Are these Yamaha-mouthpieces made of plastic or is it a softer sort of
rubber?

Christian

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