Klarinet Archive - Posting 000779.txt from 1998/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] chickens or eggs?
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 23:12:12 -0400

At 08:37 AM 10/16/98 EDT, Paulette Gulakow wrote:
>Although I'm more or less able to accept the stock mouthpiece I now use
>since I don't play much, I am toying with the idea of purchasing another
>one. I have gotten many wonderful suggestions from the list in the past
>few months for different mouthpieces, ligatures and reeds. My question
>is WHERE to start? Which comes first, the chicken or the egg, ...er, the
>mouthpiece or the ligature? Do certain ones have to go together? I want
>to optimize my dollar while improving my overall sound and ease of
>playing - think of me in the intermediate line, please.
>
The mouthpiece should make vastly more difference than the ligature, so I
think that is where you should start. Professional-grade hard rubber
mouthpieces from Selmer, Vandoren, etc., which list for about $100 (but
sell for less) will give you good bang for the buck. Hite and some other
mouthpieces get good word-of-mouth on the list, too. Try some if at all
possible. I own a number of mouthpieces I bought on reputation and brand
name that now sit virtually unused.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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