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Author: ClaRiNeT_CaNdY
Date: 2003-09-14 04:20
i am using a mouthpiece patch, but i see some of my professional teachers not using them. Their mouthpiece look awful with their teeth marks, but they play just fine. so is there a need for patches? or would the intonation be affected? perhaps a mouthpiece w/o a patch has better intonation? i don't know, advice pleasE?
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-09-14 05:40
The patch won't affect intonation. But if you bite hard (and/or have a very hard reed), the mouthpiece probably will warp EVENTUALLY due to prolonged pressure there. In which case a patch might be necessary to prevent this. Or for some people (like myself), it just feels better.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Markus Wenninger
Date: 2003-09-14 08:35
My wife uses such a patch on her sopranosax, from the very beginning - she says it just feels better. Personally, I never got used to it, and I like those marks my teeth leaves on my mouthpieces, like wrinkles on a face, sort of palimpsest what has been told by it throughout the years. But no, it doesn´t affect the sound in any way.
Markus
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2003-09-14 10:15
I use the thin clear patches on all my mouthpieces, not just to protect the mouthpiece but they just feel comfortable. I find the thick black ones effect my embouchure and don't last as long.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2003-09-14 12:29
A patch probably results in a somewhat more realistic sound reaching the ears, because there would be less conducted sound reaching the ear via the teeth and jaw bone.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2003-09-14 13:56
Well said, Gordon and Mark, diminishing sound-conduction and the comfortable embouchure SECURITY that pads afford are my reasons for use and my suggestions/recommendations for students via what minor repair work I do. I like the THIN rubber and/or clear plastic "cushions" and go back and forth from single to double lip, usually depending on the music's
"character". A bit like the use of thumbrest cushions, its a matter of personal choice, but suggestion and trial may help. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Dee
Date: 2003-09-14 14:25
No the patches don't affect the way it sounds. I find the patches to be uncomfortable. It feels like I'm putting my teeth on a piece of cheese. Since I hate cheese, I can't stand it.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2003-09-14 14:58
sfalexi said:
>But if you bite hard (and/or have a very hard reed), the mouthpiece probably will warp >EVENTUALLY due to prolonged pressure there.
If you are biting that hard, deciding whether to use a mouthpiece patch is the least of your problems ...GBK
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-09-14 16:03
Biting on the mouthpiece is a great way of wrecking what technique one can develop...be sure to then find a teacher if biting is a problem.
A patch will certainly show what biting you're doing, so a patch is a good idea.
David Dow
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Author: Carol Dutcher
Date: 2003-09-15 02:47
I like the patches because I find them to be very comfortable. I bit my way through one mouthpiece. It looked terrible and didn't feel that great either.
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