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Author: Lark
Date: 2001-03-06 02:05
I have a question. I know people say pick the mpc that is best for you but I would like some suggestions or ideas or comments on the Vandoren M13L, Pomarico(medium tip opening model)mpcs, the clark fobes Nova, and the Pyne Sinfonia. I know these kind of questions have come up before but o well. Thank you in advance
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Author: Gene Wie
Date: 2001-03-06 11:36
I tried the Vandoren M13 and M13L and didn't like them all that much. Besides being extraordinarily flat compared to every other mpc. I've ever played, I just felt that the sound they allowed me to produce was way too "spready" for me. I just couldn't achieve that clear, focused, "ping" on my notes.
I've stuck to the Vandoren 2RV and the Marcellus M08 myself these past eight years of playing and I've liked them a lot. I don't know what it is about the 2RV. Something about it just makes everything....right for me. =) As for the Marcellus mpc's, I enjoyed the one I bought very much, but the variation in manfuacture I've seen out of new boxes recently is horrid. I've played through a whole bunch where very few played a like, and have not found one yet (out of the twenty or so I've gone through) that is close to the one I bought. The quality control for the batches I played must have been extremely poor; what is everyone else's experience with recent mpc's from the Woodwind Company? Recent being all the ones with the website printed on the side of the mpc. =)
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-03-06 14:51
I've played most of these mouthpieces and sell a lot of the Vandorens on eBay. Most of my buyers really like the M13Lyre or the M13. The M13Lyre is recommended by the school district in my city for intermediate players and gives a nice overall sound to a clarinet section. It was made specifically for the Buffet R-13 clarinet and works well with other brands. The design is tuned to the American pitch of 440. It's a good student-intermediate mouthpiece for a person who wants a good one without going all the way up to a handmade. They're good and dependable for most band and orchestra work--but if you want a solo mouthpiece you probably want something like the Pyne or the Fobes San Francisco.
The Clark Fobes Nova is an intermediate-level mouthpiece and is a good one for an advancing player, but a serious player should probably consider stepping up to his San Francisco models. He has made a great study of the famous Kaspars and has an article here on Sneezy about them. His stuff is great.
The Pyne is a very nice mouthpiece and has a smooth tone with good intonation. I have a Pyne JX (his Kaspar model) and like it very much.
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Author: Anji
Date: 2001-03-06 20:56
Hey Lark,
Dave also refaces mouthpieces, but he's too modest to say so. His stuff is really good, and he likely has several choices available.
I've bought really good stuff from Brenda, and beat retail. I compete with her on eBay, and can say she is absolutely reliable.
When you look into items like the Pyne, Chris Hill's stuff and others what you pay for is careful attention to detail and play testing.
My primary piece is an M13 Profile 88, but I had to polish it extensively and use a shorter barrel to get in tune.
If you do buy off the shelf, make sure to audition more than one of each model.
The machine made stuff can have wide variance from one to the next.
anji
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Author: Ed Wojtowicz
Date: 2001-03-06 21:19
To second some others here, careful of the M13 series, as they can be flat. I would call Clark Fobes if you want info on his stuff. Great guy, great mouthpieces.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-03-08 14:51
Thanks for the compliment Anji. Ditto for buying stuff on eBay from you. That's a good place to get one of these handmade mouthpieces for less than you would pay even at Woodwind and Brasswind or International Musical Suppliers. Look on eBay and find one of these Fobes or Pynes or Bays or some of the other high level professionally finished mouthpieces that someone (like me and other players) has bought and played a few times and is willing to sell for less than they paid for it just to recover some of their costs. That's how I got a great deal on a Fobes (very nice one) and several others without investing $200.00 a pop for them.
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