Klarinet Archive - Posting 000025.txt from 2003/08

From: "Mitch ..." <fusheyumang@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Patches
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 04:34:43 -0400

for jazz sax playing i always play without a patch. My teacher and i have
done tests and we both agree it sounds better for the player and listner. We
think you loose about 15-25% of your sound. However, on legit (classical)
clarinet i use a patch because i find that i like the tone i get with one
on. you can also try putting a patch on the mouthpiece where your ligature
goes. That darkens the sound in my opinion. And about the opinions that only
you can hear the difference: most of your playing is done by yourself, so if
i think i sound better, than that's an improvement!!

Mitch

From: "david lowther" <dlowther@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Patches
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 22:27:43 -0700

By a mouthpiece patch, do you mean that little rubber thing you can stick on
the top of the mouthpiece so your teeth don't jar? At my repair-guy's
store, they don't come with anything and you try out the mouthpiece bare.
By the way, I was playing a B45 until recently because of the great
air-flow, but I have abandoned it because I go through reeds like crazy.
Someone told me it was because there is so much space between the mouthpiece
and the reed that the reed bends more and wears out quickly. So I got me an
RV13 lyre which has a nice tone, but my breath feels constricted and the
sound is quieter, which fellow street musicians like. The reeds definitely
last longer than the 1 hour I got per reed before (if I was lucky).

Mary

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