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Author: Klose ★2017
Date: 2018-04-27 21:12
http://www.playnick.com
It is a bit disappointing that for most models it looks like they just changed the name (with a new color).
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Author: fernie121
Date: 2018-04-30 05:00
Those descriptions are silly. I couldn’t find anything about the tip openings or the length of the facings. Does anyone even know what strength reeds they take?
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Author: Speculator Sam
Date: 2018-04-30 06:11
I checked the reeds strengths they offer. They offer "Soft", "Medium", & "Hard". They don't share a comparison chart like every other world-class reed maker to give reference for these terms. I felt like that scene from "My Cousin Vinny" when Vinny and his girlfriend go to the diner and scan the menu, only to find they offer "Breakfast", "Lunch", & "Dinner".
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Author: fernie121
Date: 2018-04-30 06:33
It’s really bizarre. It certainly puts me off from trying them out.
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Author: Klose ★2017
Date: 2018-04-30 06:56
It is indeed a problem but even if all specs are clearly described, it is still difficult to say what strength reeds they take.
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Author: Klose ★2017
Date: 2018-04-30 10:54
Actually trying a new mouthpiece is pretty tricky as you don't know which reed will suitable for the new mouthpiece. If you use your old reeds and get bad results, this is very likely due to the reeds are not suitable. So I think the best practice here is that when trying a new mouthpiece, always bring a set of sample reeds. Fortunately, now brands like Vandoren and Pilgerstorfer offer this kind of sample set and you also can buy single reed from some stores. And I also like Playnick's idea that making a set of mouthpiece and synthetic reeds, therefore you just need to figure out which strength you need.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-05-01 03:35
There is a tendency for mouthpiece makers (re-facers) to be cagey, and for a good reason. Dimensions can be misleading since so many other factors determine how the mouthpiece will play. I just went through this myself because I have very specific reasons for knowing dimensions. Playnick would only say that their B2 is similar to a Vandoren B40.
In the end seeking specific dimensions actually yielded excellent results for me, but not before a near decent into madness (not for the weak of heart).
..............Paul Aviles
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Author: fernie121
Date: 2018-05-01 22:20
You see Paul, I actually love my B40 13 but wish it would take synthetic reeds better. I assumed the PlayNick pieces would all be very closed as that seems to be common with German and Austrian mouthpieces. In fact, I think I remember reading here that only mouthpieces that take very strong reeds work with synthetics.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-05-06 09:10
I just posted on another thread about my "SUCCESS" mouthpiece/Legere combination. On a meeting with Mike Lomax, I was "schooled" on the affects of various facing lengths. The shorter a facing, the stiffer the reed will feel. Mike strummed a wooden ruler hanging off the end of a table to make his point. It went 'BOING.' Then he moved it back so that a little less ruler extended off the table and it went, 'BING.' Taking that concept to a mouthpiece, you can use the same tip opening and make the mouthpiece more "resistant" (or LOUDER) by making the facing shorter. [actually that would be different mouthpieces with the same tip opening and shorter facings. Making tip openings bigger and facings longer is easy. The reverse is hard if not destructive and for all practical purposes impossible]
I am currently using a 1.00 tip opening with a VERY short 14.00mm length facing and a #2 Legere German cut reed. You would NOT believe how loud that is !!!!
.............Paul Aviles
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2018-05-07 05:18
Paul,
The 1.00 tip opening with a very short 14 mm length facing is exactly the lay for Walt Grabner's CH Chicago model mouthpiece that he recently reissued because so many players expressed an interest in it. He says one advantage is that that lay responds well without having to put a lot of air into the mouthpiece and it allows for precise and controllable articulation. That's on a Zinner French Boehm blank of course and for use on a regular French Boehm clarinet. But he recommends Vandoren V-12 #3 1/2 and #4 reeds for that model. Are you using that facing on a German style mouthpiece and Oehler system clarinet?
Post Edited (2018-05-07 06:27)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-05-09 00:44
Well, long story.....you got me though, it IS the Graber Chicago. I use it on my Yama ha CSG (not German despite Yamaha's claim) with #2 German cut Legere reeds. I find the combination the best sound to date that I have gotten with a synthetic......very good ideed!!!!
.................Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2018-05-09 00:48)
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2018-05-09 03:56
Right Paul. I think that's my favorite Grabner mouthpiece, and it occupies a rare niche. Some old Italian players might recognize it as a short close facing that can even be played with the reed turned up against the top lip, the way Gino Cioffi played when he first arrived in the US from Italy. As Grabner says, it requires very little air volume or pressure to voice properly, and is easy on the embouchure so you can play with that famous "rubber band" low lip pressure drawstring position advocated by Alexander Selmer and some other early 20th century French players. And, as you have discovered, it can be played with a German cut albeit plastic composite reed. I guess the thing is cosmopolitan and international! Add the mysterious "Chicago" name and it's even more international.
I am only surprised by your comment that it is easy to play loud.
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