Klarinet Archive - Posting 000825.txt from 2003/05

From: Gil Guerrero <gilster@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Re: Variability was Facing vs. reed strength
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 10:11:48 -0400

Walt makes a great point here. I switched from gennusa to a Richard
Hawkins mouthpiece. My instructor is keen on Hawkins, but I've never
been able to use his "stock" mouthpieces. For some reason I always
squeak on them. The last time he sent a batch of mouthpieces he
included some discounted "rejects". The same pro model MP, but ones
that had been sent back by others who had tried, and for whatever
reason had rejected them. One of the rejects was PERFECT for me.

Best to all on the list.

>
>Now SOME variability is a GOOD thing. It allows us some choice. A
>mouthpiece is like a pair of shoes, it has to FIT the person
>"wearing" it. So if every mouthpiece in a "model" like a B-45 were
>exactly alike, we couldn't choose the one that fits us best!
>
>But, huge variances just confuse everybody.
>
>QC is very expensive, for any company that manufactures a product.
>Even more so when you realize that a finished mouthpiece with a
>ruined facing is junk and nees to be THROWN OUT - before it gets
>sold to some unsuspecting person. It's sad to think, but a lot of
>these "ruined" mouthpieces get passed down the distribution chain to
>some unsuspecting student that struggles mightily to get the damn
>thing working.

--
Gil Guerrero
gilster@-----.com

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