Klarinet Archive - Posting 001292.txt from 2000/12

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] new
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:30:43 -0500

At 01:52 PM 12/28/2000 -0800, you wrote:
> I had never thought about that possibility. In fact, I assumed
>that the cost of refacing a mouthpiece is approximately the same as
>buying a new one?

Depends on the person doing the refacing and what they charge.
> After 10 more seconds of thought, since the baffle, etc. wouldn't
>change, I'm curious what a refacing would achieve?

Who said the baffle wouldn't change??

> You may remember that I abandoned these mouthpieces because they were
> too prone to squeaking and they were (to my teacher's and to my own ears)
> too heavily loaded with higher partials.

They were probably prone to squeaking because the curve/tip opening was
screwed up. It happens a lot with commercial mouthpieces - no quality control!

RG

Roger Garrett
Assistant Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Advisor, IWU Recording Services
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
Phone: (309) 556-3268
Fax: (309) 556-3121

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