Klarinet Archive - Posting 000212.txt from 2000/07

From: SDSCHWAEG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece cushions
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:15:04 -0400

In a message dated 7/5/00 4:06:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
DLind15018@-----.com writes:

<< I was looking through a Fred Weiner catalog and saw a page of mouthpiece
cushions. What exactly are they (what do they cushion?)? Do any of you use
them? >>

They're little pieces of soft plastic or silicon or something like that, that
stick to the mouthpiece. I put them on top of the mouthpiece to cushion my
teeth. I suppose some people use them to cut down on vibrations, but for me
they mainly serve to stabilize my teeth against the mouthpiece. Some people
also put them on the back of the mouthpiece to guard against ligature
scratches, depending on the style of ligature. When I was in school, we used
to make our own by cutting black rubber gloves into little squares and
sticking them on with double-sided tape.
Susan Schwaegler

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