Klarinet Archive - Posting 000752.txt from 2001/01

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: RE: [kl] Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 08:19:40 -0500

At 10:36 PM 01/22/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > Only if A's M15 is identical to your's. The odds are, it isn't.
> >
>This is only necessary if I'm trying the impossible, to sound identical to
>A. But I'm only emulating a general sound quality, a direction. I am very
>aware of the differences between individual mouthpieces of the same line.
>But two M15's stand a better statistical chance of being close in potential
>response than an M15 and another maker's or manufacturer's work.
>
>Karl

Karl,

You may not be aware that one M15 (I guess we are using random
numbers.......) may not be anything like another M15 - therefore, they
don't stand any kind of a "better chance" statistically. If one has a tip
of 1.12 with a curve of 6, 12, 22, 34, and the other has a tip of 1.16 and
a curve of 7, 12, 24, 36..........do you still feel you have a
statistically better chance of being close in potential tone quality than
some other mouthpiece? Why do you think so?

My comment had nothing to do with "endorsements and commercial
interests." It had to do with useful information.

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Clarinet Professor
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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