Klarinet Archive - Posting 001454.txt from 1998/05

From: John Kurokawa <batsai@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Hite Premiere
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 17:21:04 -0400

>>But seriously, a Vandoren B45 is way better than a lot of the crappy
>plastic student m/p that are in use. Why not give it away to some needy
>kid in your local concert band?
>
>Okay, as long as we're on the subject of plastic mouthpieces, how do people
>who've tried it find the Hite Premier?

I think the Hite Premiere is a FABULOUS student mouthpiece (if you can get
a 5th grader to take good care of it). I put all of my beginners on Hite
Premiere mouthpieces right away, and have found that it's so much easier to
guide them in the right direction in terms of embouchure and tone because
they're not fighting a crappy stock mouthpiece that even the best players
couldn't get to work. This provides the student with a heck of a lot more
encouragement; the number of squeaks is also radically reduced and it comes
with a sturdy bite patch. I think for beginning students, the Hite Premiere
is wonderful and the price is right (only about $20 for a hand faced
student mouthpiece!!!).

Just my 2 cents worth. Hope it helps.

John

John Kurokawa
Principal Clarinet, Dayton Philharmonic
batsai@-----.net

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