Klarinet Archive - Posting 000162.txt from 2011/06

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpiece Facings and Breath Span
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:18:57 -0400

On 06/18/2011 10:42 PM, Karl Krelove wrote:
> (1) What is he contrasting a 20th century practice of using closed
> mouthpieces to? The piece was composed and first played in the late 19th,
> but since he's writing (Mr. Paul implies that these comments were written
> for this article) 11 years into the 21st century, could he be comparing then
> to now?

I remember Ed Pillinger telling me, circa 2002-2003, that there was a
growing trend for more and more open mouthpieces.

If you look at his facing list today:
http://www.pillingermouthpieces.co.uk/page8.html

... and contrast with that of 10 years ago:
http://web.archive.org/web/20010219204854/http://www.pillingermouthpieces.co.uk/Catalogue.html

... you can see that the upper bound on mouthpiece tip opening has grown
by about 0.2mm -- doesn't sound much, but a lot in mouthpiece terms ... :-)
_______________________________________________
Klarinet mailing list
Klarinet@-----.com
To do darn near anything to your subscription, go to:
http://klarinet-list.serve-music.com