Klarinet Archive - Posting 000496.txt from 2003/12

From: Gordon Ross <clarinet@-----.me.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Beginners Problems..
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 13:46:35 -0500

At 16:00 24/12/2003, you wrote:
[snip]
> > >What mouthpiece are you using? Some of those also are badly designed or
> > >made and lead to problems.
> >
> > The mouthpiece is the one that came with the instrument. Before I bought
> > it, my teacher tried it and said it was OK.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > G
>
>It probably still isn't all that good a mouthpiece though. It may be OK but
>there are a lot better ones out there for a very modest price. The Hite
>Premier, Fobes Debut, and the Yamaha student mouthpiece are almost certainly
>vastly better than what came with your instrument and all run under $30.
>Unless of course yours came with one of these mouthpieces, which is unlikely
>but possible. Also very nice are the Vandoren B45 and 5RV but these run
>around $50.
>
>Remember your teacher is an experienced player and can easily deal with a
>mouthpiece that could cause a beginner all kinds of problems. She may not
>even notice the deficiencies.
>
>The quality of the mouthpiece is more important than the quality of the
>clarinet.

Thanks for that. I'm going to "town" (It's two hours away and has the
closest "proper" music shop) in the next day or two. Is there anything I
should look for in a new mouth piece, or just try a load and see what seems
best for me ?

G

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