Klarinet Archive - Posting 000222.txt from 2003/05

From: Bob Head <headhousehold@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed difficulties and mouthpiece sensibilities
Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 22:43:44 -0400

Well, after twenty years of using the same crystal nondescript mouthpiece
and after seeking advice from this list, this morning I went to a music shop
and did a 'blind trial' of four models.
I was absolutely stunned at the difference it made. One I didn't like at all
but the other three were all vastly better than my "Bucci" crystal one. I
picked one of them and it turned out to be a Vandoren B45 and I bought it. I
just wish I'd tried something else years ago, instead of persisting with the
one mouthpiece that came with it.
I would say my situation is rudimentary and there may be more subtle
differences that are lost on me, but am still reeling from the thought of
all those years of having to blow so hard.
Bob Head
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Reed difficulties and mouthpiece sensibilities

> The key issue is: are finicky mouthpieces that play with reeds that fit
any
> better than more accomodating mouthpieces that seems to handle most any
> reed? i.e., is it worth the bother.
>
> William T. Semple
> Office: 202-364-2466
> Home: 540-364-4823
> Cell: 540-903-6645
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "CBA" <clarinet10001@-----.com>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 11:37 AM
> Subject: [kl] Reed difficulties and mouthpiece sensibilities
>
>
>
> > Any mouthpiece makers out there want to comment about what makes
> > a mouthpiece choosy, and what makes a mouthpiece more acceptable
> > for use with different reeds? Clark? Walter? Gregory S.? I would
> > love to know, so I could be a little more proactive about
> > finding a mouthpiece, if I have to again. (I recently had to
> > QUICKLY find a new mouthpiece after my dog found my new one on
> > the coffee table and chewed the whole tip off.)
> >
> > Kelly Abraham
> > Woodwinds - New York City
>
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