Klarinet Archive - Posting 000113.txt from 2006/01

From: Tony Pay <tony.p@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece selection
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:07:12 -0500

On 16 Jan, "Geoff & Sherryl-Lee Secomb" <gsecomb@-----.au> wrote:

> I've just finished helping a young client select a new clarinet mouthpiece,
> and was struck by how much an individuals choices can be dictated by 'how
> comfortable' (or familiar) rather than 'how appropriate' the results are. I
> have a trombone playing friend who once told me that he doesn't really like
> the mouthpiece he plays, but he plays it anyway (interpreted as meaning he
> doesn't find it comfortable, but he likes the results it gives.)
>
> It set me thinking and wondering how often I might have fallen into the same
> trap, mistaking comfort (or similarity to what I have been using) for best
> choice.

Yes, I think you've put your finger on a major difficulty there. That
something feels 'comfortable' may often translate into that you don't have to
be quite so precise about how you address it, or relatedly, that it's more
forgiving of reeds. Nevertheless, it may limit what you can do, compared to
something 'less comfortable'.

I made a post about this a few years ago:

http://test.woodwind.org/Databases/Klarinet/2001/09/000047.txt

Tony
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