Klarinet Archive - Posting 000816.txt from 1999/02

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Thread
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 11:15:23 -0500

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999, Mark Charette wrote:
> Time will tell whether or not Roger's mouthpieces succeed.

Success is determined by each individual, not by monetary means. I have
already been successful in that I have accomplished what I wanted to do
with mouthpiece facing, etc......that is - provide inexpenseive
mouthpieces that play well to people who want them. Enough people have
purchased them - including people whose playing I respect - to allow me to
feel successful - even if I never made another mouthpiece.

Kanter was successful - but no longer makes them. His success was
determined, in my opinion, by how the mouthpieces work and how they played
- not by how much or how little money he made doing it.

I have no argument with Mark's model regarding economics.
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director - Concert Band, Symphonic Winds & Titan Band
Advisor - Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University

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