Klarinet Archive - Posting 000076.txt from 2006/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Zappe Mouthpiece (was Gran Partittttttttttttttttttttta (K.
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:34:04 -0500

At 09:21 PM 1/5/2006 -0800, Kevin Fay wrote:
>On the subject of mouthpieces for jazz - has anyone tried one of these and
>lived? See http://saxquest.com/productDetails.asp?productcode=ZappeClar.
>
>He says they're not for Mozart - perhaps for bassett?

I am personally acquainted with Tom Zappe and have played his
mouthpiece. It is much too open for my taste, but you sure can play loud
on it. On the other hand, I currently play on one of his tenor sax
mouthpieces, which is a modified Otto Link hard rubber. Extremely
responsive, rich chocolaty sound, and more projection than my metal Link
New York chamber, yet it plays all the way down to ppp without effort. I
hand-picked mine from about 20 he had at his house/shop.

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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