Klarinet Archive - Posting 000852.txt from 1999/02

From: Marty Josephson <martyjos@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Thread
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:06:59 -0500

Kevin Fay (LCA) wrote:

>
>
> --I do not understand, however, why the Vandorens or Woodwinds of the world
> don't throw a suitcase of money at one or more of these gentlemen and
> replicate some of the custom mouthpieces. It *should* be possible to have
> these things machined with an extremely close manufacturing tolerance, so
> you wouldn't have to be a virtuoso craftsman to make them. With a close to
> minimum-wage machine operator, enough of these could be sent to keep the
> price down to the store-bought mouthpiece level. Then students could afford
> them, too, no?

I have not responded to any of the posts. Being an adult amateur and not a high
level player, I find this mailing list quite intimidating. However, this thread
is one that I do understand .

I am in complete agreement with Mr. Fay.
Even at my level, I care about how I sound, and the mouthpiece I now own has
made a tremendous difference. I have tried a number of Vandorens as well as the
Woodwind that came with my instrument. I now use a Ridenour. The difference is
immense. I also purchased one of his student models for my daughter, and the
smile on her face and the ease with which I can use my mouthpiece was all I
needed to justify the cost. It would seem that the major mouthpiece makers
should be able to
improve their products.

Now, if we can just do something about those pesky reeds......

Marty J.

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