Klarinet Archive - Posting 000190.txt from 2003/12

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Marcellus Mouthpiece
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 22:08:59 -0500

Annie
Some of the best sounding clarinetists in the world swear by Greg's
mouthpieces As you know, sound is very individual and is governed by taste
as well as oral cavity, etc. A person's taste in mouthpieces is individual
too. Greg's sound, whether you like it or not, is not necessarily a
reflection of the good sound quality which can be produced by his
mouthpieces. If you have actually tried them, and you don't like them,
that's your taste, and you are entitled to it. But to slam (perhaps)
without empirical evidence is unfair as well as unkind. Your comments
surprise me.

Audrey

Anne Lenoir wrote:

> Marcellus used to play a Kasper 13 mouthpiece. I had one and I loved it.
> Unfortunately it was stolen back in 1983. Many mouthpiece makers claim
> to have mouthpieces that are just like Marcellus' Kasper 13, but they
> are not anything like them. Gregory Smith is one of these mouthpiece
> makers. Many people like his mouthpieces, but I don't trust them because
> Gregory Smith does not have a particularly good clarinet sound. So I am
> skeptical about his ability to make good clarinet mouthpieces that sound
> good. ANNIE
>

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