Klarinet Archive - Posting 000875.txt from 1999/02

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] mouthpiece thread response
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:50:44 -0500

At 01:59 PM 2/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Finally, I was lucky enough to be good friends with Ethan Sloane, who let
>me examine Harold Wright's favorite mouthpiece, which he had for a short
>while after Mr. Wright's passing. I measured it and it was symmetrical in
>every way.
>Mr. Matson and Mr. Kim (who is in Korea) both did symmetrical facings, and
>they were the only one's who did work for Wright that I knew of.
>I played Mr. Matson's mouthpieces for a while and I did note that a few of
>the mouthpieces he made for me had some accidentical asymmetry; but this
>was not intended according to Mr. Matson. He always believe in symmetry as
>the basis for facing work.
>I make the same mistakes from time to time regarding symmetry; it is not
>easy to put on a beautifully symmetrical facing and do it perfectly each
>and every time. It takes a lot of discipline and concentration. It wears
>you out!
>I also worked with Mr. Marcellus when I was at Leblanc. At that time he
>was playing a Gigliotti mouthpiece that was symmetrical. I also took his
>Kaspar, the one he said was his choice, to measure in detail in an effort
>to improve the Marcellus mouthpiece the Woodwind Company produced. As I
>recall, that particular Kaspar was symmetrical with a tip of 1.13.

Tom's experience with the Marcellus facing is the same as mine - I measured
the prototype(s) for his mouthpiece when I visited Leblanc. Beyond that, I
had an email from someone this week whose friend not only measured Harold
Wright's moutphiece and described it as symmetrical, he provided the tip
opening and curve, which I have.

There is nothing Tom has said that I would disagree with.
______
Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Concert Band/Symphonic Winds/Titan Band
Advisor, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
Office: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3411

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