Klarinet Archive - Posting 000254.txt from 2001/07

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Mouthpieces recommendations - worth??
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 04:57:40 -0400

From: "David C. Kumpf" <dkumpf@-----.com>
> Perhaps I'm confused here,
> but suppose I am playing a B45, or 5RVL, or Pyne, or Smith, or whatever.
If
> I drop it and nick the rails, and need a new mouthpiece, I think it's
> reasonable that I ought to be able to buy another mouthpiece of the same
> designation and have the response be identical. Yet that will not be the
> case if the variations are as large as mentioned for the B45.

I agree with you with the caveat that is has to make financial sense for the
companies to do such a thing. If in fact "quality control" does not result
in any further financial gains then the company will probably forego such
improvements.

If in fact we as consumers band together and stop buying mass-produced
mouthpieces because of inadequate QC then QC will come to be valued; if we
continue to buy inaccurately dimensioned merchandise then nothing will
change.

Mark C.

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