Klarinet Archive - Posting 000689.txt from 1998/12

From: David Blumberg <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re:Tone Enhancers
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 23:50:44 -0500

At 09:14 AM 12/18/98 +1100, you wrote:
>I was looking at the link Mr Galper posted regarding Upbeat Baermann
>Melodic scales and there is a TONE ENHANCER mouthpiece. The idea is to
>create even vibration of the reed against the rails of the mouthpiece.
><http://www.sneezy.org/avrahm_galper/index.html>
>
>Do any of you play with this and how much difference does your tone
>improve with such a device??
>Also I have found some Australian Vintage reeds that I am blowing with
>for the first time and they seem to be quite decent. I usually use La
>Voz or Vandoran on a prestige Buffet .
>
>Iwould also like a new mouthpiece and my head is spinning reguarding
>widths and lays and such ..... I have a crystal Vandoran and love it
>but need a diff one for performing Jazz. Any ideas ??? Thankyou VERY
>MUCH!
>Chrissy
>Vivace Music.

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There is not a tone enhancer mouthpiece. The tone enhancers are FOR the
mouthpiece. They keep the lower lip from pressing too hard against the reed,
and restricting the tone.

David Blumberg

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