Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 2009/02

From: "Forest Aten" <forestaten@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Alto Sax Mouthpieces (again)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:45:22 -0500

Gary....they are in your price range....just one example:

http://www.saxplus.com/meyer.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Van Cott [mailto:gary@-----.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:05 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Alto Sax Mouthpieces (again)
>
> I am going to be playing for a musical (Wizard of Oz) in a few months.
> So I had my alto sax, which has hardly been played in the 38 years
> since
> I went into the Air Force, fixed and have been doing some practicing.
> It
> is a Selmer Mark VI which I bought new in 1967.
>
> I really like the classical sound quality (and intonation) I am getting
> with the Selmer C* mouthpiece that came with the instrument. However,
> volume has always been a problem for me with this mouthpiece. When I
> was
> playing it, I eventually got a Brillhart 7 for dance band work. This
> can
> peel paint off walls, but I don't care for the quality of the sound.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for a mouthpiece that would enable me
> to play at higher volume levels but retain much of the sound quality
> and
> good intonation of the C*? My budget limit is around $120.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gary
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