Klarinet Archive - Posting 000501.txt from 2000/01

From: Aimee Kratofil <kratofil@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Morgan Mouthpieces
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:17:52 -0500

> Hello everyone,
>
> I would like to know if anyone out there knows anything about Morgan mouthpieces?
>
> Jay Webler
> Jay's Clarinet and Percussion

Jay,

I played Morgan mouthpieces (Bb, 10 and 6) for 7 years. I loved the
sound I could make with these mouthpieces and Vandoren Black Master
Reeds (on R13). But I was always sharp. We didn't blame the
mouthpiece. I worked hard on to bring it down. Then, after leaving
graduate school, I heard my teacher play and found out he had switched
from Morgans--b/c of a problem being sharp. And he no longer recommends
them to his students, for this reason.

I spoke with Morgan at the Columbus ClarinetFest. He seemed to think it
was my fault that I was sharp. Maybe it is something about how we play?
I'm not sure.

Last year, I purchased a mouthpiece from a colleague of my teacher's (in
Pittsburgh) and I love the sound I can make with it and it is much
easier for me to play in tune now.

Unfortunately, I don't know physically/scientifically what the
difference is between the mouthpieces. Maybe some people don't play
sharp on Morgans. I sure liked them otherwise.

Aimee Kratofil
Greensburg, PA

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