Klarinet Archive - Posting 000330.txt from 2009/02

From: "Mike Vaccaro" <mike@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alto Sax Mouthpieces (again)
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:35:58 -0500

You have to play the mouthpiece to find one you like so get a good reed
(borrow a horn an MP if you have to) and start trying or ordering on trial
every medium opening mouthpiece you can find until you find one you like.
Even if you tried 10 Meyer 5 mouthpieces you would find one plays better
than the other 9. An expert mouthpiece maker could finish a mouthpiece that
was pretty good in a few minutes I would think and even sometimes a great
mouthpiece comes out of the box. I would suggest you start with a 2.5 Rico
Reserve reed to try the mouthpieces as 4 out of 5 in the box will play.

Throw out your budget limit. You will make the money back on the job. Don't
pass up a great mouthpiece because it is $50 more than you want to pay.

Don't give up, just keep trying until one plays great for you.

Perhaps you have a friend that has a few shoe boxes full of mouthpieces that
you can try. Probably would be a good one in there.

My thoughts.

Mike Vaccaro
www.MikeVaccaro.Com
www.MandMmouthpieces.com
www.VaccaroandStevensWoodwinds.Com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Marks" <martymarks@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Cc: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Alto Sax Mouthpieces (again)

>
> On Monday, February 16, 2009, at 06:04PM, "Gary Van Cott"
> <gary@-----.com> wrote:
>>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,
>>
> Hi Gary,
> You would probably like the Runyon SR in a #4 or #5. I'm using a vintage
> #4, but the new ones are good also. Good volume and not too bright. I
> use them in place of a C* but they will take a lot of air without getting
> shrill and I use
> them also for lead alto. They are about $80. The Jodyjazz Classic in a
> #5 is similar to the Runyon SR #5.
> msrtinm
>
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