Klarinet Archive - Posting 000306.txt from 2003/01

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] shopping for first mouthpiece
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:53:43 -0500

I'm not about to tell anyone what they should play. I say try
it....make up your own mind. The Fobes Debut mouthpiece is not only a
great mouthpiece for the money (around $35), it challenges mouthpieces
that sell for two or three times as much.

RB

On Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at 02:02 PM, Paul Ebersman wrote:

>
> rbushidioglot> I beg to differ. The Vandoren B45 is a relatively open
> rbushidioglot> and short facing mouthpiece. Many consider it a "jazz"
> rbushidioglot> mouthpiece. I have several B45s in my collection. Many
> rbushidioglot> of them produce very bad intonation....and they do so
> rbushidioglot> on a variety of different instruments. I do think it's
> rbushidioglot> really EASY do go wrong with this mouthpiece.
>
> rbushidioglot> My recommendation would be the entry level Clark Fobes
> rbushidioglot> mouthpiece, the Debut. (I, personally, play a Ralph
> rbushidioglot> Morgan mouthpiece, but this mouthpiece is in the $130
> rbushidioglot> range.)
>
> Richard,
>
> Would the Nova also be suitable? I'd prefer to get a rubber
> mouthpiece.
>
> I'm also willing to spend $50-75 to get something I might actually
> want to play after 6 months. While I may be new to clarinet, I was a
> music major in college and have played for 30 years. My ears can hear
> the difference (and it's really painful having a beginner in the house
> again. B^)
>
> --
> Paul
>
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Richard Bush
rbushidioglot@-----.com

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