Klarinet Archive - Posting 000086.txt from 2002/07

From: w7wright@-----.net (William Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] Clarinet Mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 06:05:21 -0400

<><> Bonney=A0Ennett wrote:
Can anyone suggest a mouthpiece that will really enhance the sound I am
already getting.

Bonney, look at it this way:

If the shape of a mouthpiece makes a difference, then the shape of
_your_ mouth and _your_ oral cavity make a difference also. Not to
mention the size & shape of _your_ tongue, the way that you use _your_
throat and diaphragm, and so forth.

Since no two individuals are identical in all these respects, the *ONLY*
advice that makes sense is:

Try a bunch of mouthpieces (including from different manufacturers) and
listen to the results. Which combination of your throat + your facial
geometry + your embouchure a mouthpiece and reed gives the best
results?

(We haven't even begun to discuss whether _your_ concept of 'best'
matches mine or anybody else's.)

It will cost you a few dollars in freight and service charges to test
different mouthpieces and to return the ones that don't please you, but
--- as someone posted here a few days ago --- "It's part of the gig."

Cheers,
Bill

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