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Mouthpieces: Portnoy & Selmer

Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2004-12-16 13:37

Again, out of inexperience...

When I started the cl. (some 30+ years ago) the R-13 that I got came with a Portnoy BP-1. Later my teacher had me get a Selmer which is stamped with an A* (star) in an oval on the flat face. (I don't remember why he had me change - too long ago.)

Now I have re-started learning (25 years later), I wonder what do I have? Are these m-pieces super-duper, OK, good for a relative neophyte, just "starters", or what? To my inadequate ear, the Selmer seems a bit "mellower" but my vocabulary for sounds isn't that good either. Are they "open", "medium" or "closed" and what differences would that make?

JDS

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