Klarinet Archive - Posting 001476.txt from 1998/05

From: "John Gates" <cadenza@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Hite Premiere
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 21:36:07 -0400

I second that. I've had students who prefer that to professional
mouthpieces.
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From: John Kurokawa <batsai@-----.net>
Date: Friday, May 29, 1998 2:22 PM
Subject: [kl] Hite Premiere

>>>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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