Klarinet Archive - Posting 001391.txt from 1998/05

From: TONY AND STACY STONE <stone@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic Mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 19:53:54 -0400

I am just returning to my beloved clarinet (it will be out of the shop
Saturday). I was playing on a Charles Bay and the end of high school and
through college. Is it a rubber mouthpiece? What do professionals play on? I
don't know that I had a specific "patch" on my mouthpiece, but my lesson
teacher put a small rubber patch on my it and I remember it made quite a bit of
difference, at least regarding my comfort! From what I'm understanding, they
sell these at the music stores?

Thanks

Stacy

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!
>
> 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]
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 1998 6:41 AM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> 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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