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Pomarico Crystal A Clarinet Mouthpiece?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-08-05 21:46

Have a look at this: http://www.pomaricompieces.com/crystal_clarinet.html

Is that an error? Why would they make a crystal mouthpiece specifically for an A clarinet?

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Pomarico Crystal A Clarinet Mouthpiece?

Author: GBK
Date: 2012-08-05 22:40

No, not an error.

The Pomarico "A clarinet mouthpieces" have actually been available for a number of years, but few people ever talk about them.

I tried a few of them many years ago and the only difference I noticed was that they were slightly more open and had a shorter facing than the corresponding Bb mouthpiece. (medium = sapphire, open = diamond)

I prefer my 40 year old Vandoren crystals.

...GBK

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Re: Pomarico Crystal A Clarinet Mouthpiece?

Author: RJShaw0
Date: 2012-08-06 07:57

I asked the same question a while back now because I thought it was a typo
Here's the thread
http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=338441&t=338417

RJS

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Re: Pomarico Crystal A Clarinet Mouthpiece?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2012-08-06 17:38

Thanks for that link.

I still think it's impractical to use separate mouthpieces/set-ups on both Bb and A clarinets (and also C) for the reasons mentioned in that thread.

I wonder how many A clarinet mouthpieces they actually sell in any given year?

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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