Klarinet Archive - Posting 001000.txt from 2000/01

From: Mary Driver <to3456@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Mouthpiece FAQ
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 21:06:50 -0500

I think Dee has some excellent suggestions here that
beginners and
intermediates would like to know about mouthpieces.
Dee's list
brings to mind the Van Doren web site where they
have a nicely
organized diagram showing the lay and tip opening
for all their
mouthpieces and give a short description of what
each is good for. It
would be really nice to see some of this same
information for other
mouthpieces so that a person could compare them. I
realize that each
mouthpiece maker has special designs and that the
lay, tip
measurements only tell part of the story but at
least it would be a
starting point for someone in their search for new
mouthpiece.

Richard

> Dee wrote:
> > Perhaps we are trying to go too deeply into the
> subject. The type of
> > information that most people want seems to fall
> into categories like
> > this.
> >
> > 1. The reason for and general effect of short,
> medium, and long lays
> > and what range is covered in each of these
> categories.
> > 2. The reason for and general effect of open,
> medium and closed tip
> > openings and what range is covered in each of
> these categories.
> > 3. Recommended reed strength versus tip opening.
> > 4. The reason for and effect of general bore
> size.
> > 5. Criteria for jazz versus classical versus a
> middle of the road
> > compromise.
> > 6. A listing of the commonly available and
> generally well thought of
> > mouthpieces in a variety of price ranges
> categorized by their general
> > characteristics.
> >
> > While these may seem to be rather general, these
> are the types of
> > questions most commonly asked by people and as
> such are good questions
> >
> > for a FAQ to address. Most people neither need
> nor want the details
> > that a mouthpiece maker does.
> >
> > If a person needs to go beyond this, they are
> perhaps ready to start
> > thinking about a custom mouthpiece and working
> with a maker of such
> > mouthpieces.
> >
> > Dee Hays
> > Canton, SD
> >
> 
>
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