Klarinet Archive - Posting 000288.txt from 2000/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece cushions
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:04:48 -0400

At 12:58 PM 7/6/2000 -0700, Doug Sears wrote:
>I don't think anyone has yet mentioned what I think is the major effect (or
>side-effect) of mouthpiece cushions. They modify the way you hear your own
>sound. At one extreme is a double-lip embouchure, with, I presume,
>practically no bone conduction of sound to the ears. At the other extreme
>lies teeth directly on the mouthpiece. Somewhere in between, depending on
>their thickness and softness, are the mouthpiece cushions. It really makes a
>difference to how your tone sounds to you. When trying out a lot of
>mouthpieces I use bits of electrical tape to keep my teeth from marring the
>mpcs, and because the tape is thinner than my usual Bay Vibra-Ease cushion, I
>hear a brighter, louder tone.
>
Since I agree with your suggestion that double-lip affects the sound you
hear through bone conduction even more than a mouthpiece patch, I am
willing to accept the mouthpiece patch "degradation" as being within
reasonable limits.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
451 Old Orchard Drive http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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