Klarinet Archive - Posting 000108.txt from 2009/12

From: "Ronald Coleman" <ron.coleman@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Pomarico
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:22:35 -0500

It would be interesting to have somebody stand at the back of the auditorium
and compare your sound with the Pomarico #2 and B45 (or whatever). Ask them
which is 'louder'. It may be that the hearers perception is quite different
than yours.

I say this because I thought the same thing when I first started playing the
Pomarico. With time I've gotten many comments from the audience however
(including some good clarinet players) that indicates the sound is coming
through even when it sounds soft to me.

Your experience is like mine - I've never found another mouthpiece that I
can truly play at PPP like the crystals I have.

Ron

ron.coleman@-----.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Sankovich [mailto:sanko@-----.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 7:41 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: [kl] Pomarico

Martin, thanks for your info about Pomarico tip openings, but I am confused
by your references to Pomarico's Emerald. You said that the Emerald is "too
open" and "feels slightly more open than B45", but Pomarico says that
Emerald is their most /closed/ mouthpiece. Your comments would make sense
if you had been writing about the Sapphire instead of Emerald --- could that
be the case?

My reason for bringing this up in the first place is that I like my Pomarico
#2 (old nomenclature), but it has one problem (for me): I am not able to
make it play as loudly as I sometimes would like. It is wonderful at low
dynamics, /ppp/ no problem. I use Legere reeds and would like to try a
Pomarico with a different tip opening that would allow me to get a louder
/ff/ but with the same reed strength as I am now using. Should I look for a
more open or a more closed tip opening than what I now have?

---/Richard/

> Hi Richard,
> I'm using a Nigun and a Ruby in the Mellow style. I love the new
> Pomaricos. I can reference these to Vandoren facings which might be
> helpful. The Nigun is like a 5RV and the Ruby is like a 5RV Lyre. I
> also have an Emerald which i too open for me. This feels slightly more
> open than B45. These are available at hornsales,com and they are
> selling these at the best price available.. I believe the old 2 facing
> was an open facing like the Emerald. If you use a 2-1/2 or 3 reed, I
> would try the Emerald in the Mellow style first.
> >
> >martinm

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