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what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-19 18:57

Have any of you tried the wooden mouthpieces by Charles Bay or Greg Smith or other master mouthpiece artists? They're quite expensive and I wonder how long they last.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: bob gardner
Date: 2001-04-19 20:00

BRENDA GIVE GREG A CALL. HE WILL GIVE YOU THE STRAIGHT STORY. TELL HIM I SAID HELLO.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-04-19 20:42

My Pomarico is a good wooden mouthpiece. And it's reasonably priced. They are a Sneezy sponsor.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-04-19 23:53

I remember someone posted once that Greg Smith's wooden mouthpieces are treated by some material though it is uncertain wheterh chemcal or othe natural indgredients.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-20 01:05

My question is, how good are they? Do they sound better than the regular hard rubber or ebonite materials? Would it be worth the expense to try one? And, who has the best one?

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2001-04-20 02:04

Actually Hiroshi, my hardwood mouthpieces are not treated with any chemicals.

My hardwood has been aged for at least 20 years though and this is what gives it it's stability.

Gregory Smith.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Mario
Date: 2001-04-20 12:21

Hello:

I am a very happy user of a fine Gregory Smith wooden mouthpiece. I can attest to the fact that his moutpieces are totally stable.

Why to use a wooden mouthpiece? Simply put: they sound better - more vibrant, more resonant, especially in the chalumeau register.

As usual, try a few of them and compare.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-20 17:09

Gregory, if you're still around the board--, do you have any on hand? I'm using a Kaspar Cicero 13 and really like the way it plays. Do you have a wooden one that would be comparable?

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2001-04-21 00:00

Yes Brenda, I do. I have new stock and a selection from about 15 different hardwood types - all from South America, Jamacia, Africa, and Australia. Please give me a ring and I'll be glad to help.

Gregory Smith

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Todd W.
Date: 2001-04-21 00:19

Brenda--

While perusing the Klarinet archives for information on mouthpiece refacing, I ran across this post by Avrahm Galper on wooden mouthpieces:

http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/1999/08/000275.txt

Hope it's useful.

Todd W.

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2001-04-21 00:42

Brenda,

Here are a couple of samples from the archives:

http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/1999/08/000664.txt

AND:

http://www.sneezy.org/Databases/Logs/1999/08/000281.txt

Gregory Smith

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RE: what's a good wooden mouthpiece?

Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-04-21 13:40

Wow, I read all those and really am excited about the potential of a great wood mouthpiece. Thanks! Gregory, we'll talk soon and get the ball rolling on one of yours! I know from experience that a good mouthpiece makes all the difference in my performance skills and confidence. The Kaspar has boosted my confidence level so much it's almost shocking! I'll post again after I've played one of Gregory's.

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another wooden mouthpiece question

Author: mw
Date: 2001-04-21 19:45

Does wood react any differently to teeth, pressure & the marks or scrapes that can be left behind. I have never thought about it before. I always use a mouthpiece patch on the hard rubber mouthpiece(s) I have used.

SO, my query follows:

Are wooden mouthpieces _any more_ susceptible to teeth wear or impressions, as compared to their hard rubber "cousins"?

Thanks to any who may shed some light on this or dispel any unnecessary concern.

mw

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RE: another wooden mouthpiece question

Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2001-04-22 00:16

mw asked:

Are wooden mouthpieces _any more_ susceptible to teeth wear or impressions, as compared to their hard rubber "cousins"?
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Hi "mw " -

I have found that hardwood mouthpieces are only slightly more suceptible to wear and that it's a good idea to continue to use a mouthpiece patch.

For those that don't play with them, that's another can of worms that can be opened I suppose. I'm sure there is a plethora of information and discussion if you use the search engine for this Bboard and for the Klarinet archives....

I hope that helps. :^)

GS.

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RE: another wooden mouthpiece question

Author: mw
Date: 2001-04-22 00:46

"MW" isn't a subterfuge or anything of the like. I would sign using my given name of Mark but to do that might cause confusion.

best,
mark weinstein

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