Klarinet Archive - Posting 000480.txt from 2002/09

From: Christopherhill@-----.net (Christopher Hill)
Subj: [kl] Changing mouthpieces
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:11:55 -0400

I tend to stick with one mouthpiece for as long as possible. Perhaps
it's because I work on so many that I want to keep grounded. It does
help that I can take out the wear by refacing it whenever necessary.
Hard rubber mouthpieces warp, so that the facing is different after
awhile. A mouthpiece made of softer material, such as the old
Chedevilles that I like to play on, will need to be refaced more often
than some others. Personally, I begin to feel rail wear after about two
to three years, so I bring the mouthpiece back to specs at that point.
After too many refacings, a mouthpiece tends to lose something.
I played my last mouthpiece from 1993 until it was dropped last
November.
Chris

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