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Author: Dan
Date: 2002-05-25 17:35
F.Y.I., this may be old news to some, but new info to others. Recently I became interested in the Lomax Classic and because the Sneezy archives had only one evaluation, I decided to call and talk to Mr. Lomax. He gave me some very interesting info that I thought I'd pass along. One of the things he told me, that rather surprised me, was that he designed his mpc's around the Vandoren V12 reed qualities. Hence, if you check the single response in the archives, the respondent was amazed that almost all of his Vandoren V12 reeds worked right out of the box.
At the bottom of his website mpc spec page (www.lomaxclassic.com), he states that his mpc's work better with the BG line of ligatures. I asked him about this and he told me that because his mpc's do NOT have a flat table (they are slightly concave), he sensed through his own playing, that the BG line gave him a better response and more projection.
I hope you find this info useful.
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Author: Brian
Date: 2002-05-26 05:12
I use a Lomax Classic and think quite highly of it. I am currently using Harrison ligature, but I guess I should try using a BG lig after reading your post.
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Author: nzdonald
Date: 2002-05-26 05:22
i'm not sure what the point is in having a mouthpiece that plays well with reeds straight out of the box, unless you want to have to put a new reed on every time you play. Correct me if i'm wrong, but a reed is only "straight out of the box" once, and you can expect it to undergo many changes as it matures etc.....
but the concept of having a mouthpiece that works with a certain design reed is smart, for sure. Isn't the Lomax made from a Zinner blank? These are really good blanks, lots of people use them, lots of different ways of refacing them (the ones i use have a flat table, however Lee Gibson recomended retaining the concavity as the overall design works better if this is retained).
donald
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Author: Dan
Date: 2002-05-26 16:27
To nzdonald: thank you for your comments.
There have been many complaints from players who use Vandoren V12 reeds that, on the average, only one or two out of the entire box would play well. I realize that each reed needs preperation work and that each one can only be "taken out of the box" only once. Perhaps I should have reworded my post simply by stating that because Mr. Lomax makes his Classic mpc's to match the specs of the V12 reed, many more reeds would be playable from each box. Also, I infer from Mr. Lomax's remarks, that the type of ligature also influences whether a reed will be "playable" or not. So the combination of the two appear to be a winner for the V12 player.
As to the type of blank used, if I remember correctly, his website states that he does use Zinner blanks.
To: Brian: thank you also for your comments. Since I suspect that the rails of the BG ligature are what made the difference for Mr. Lomax, I have a hunch that the "Eddie Daniel's" EDII Rovner ligature would perform just as well and comes with 3 different plates to affect the sound.
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Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2002-05-27 03:59
Lengthy but possibly worth perusing once again:
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=60055&t=59755
I sculpt my mouthpieces around a V12 too - one which I happen to be playing in the CSO that particular week. But to say that this method increases the percentages of or playing quality of the V12 reed itself is highly implausible.
Certainly though it could be deduced that the V12 cut may perhaps work better for many in relation to a mouthpiece designed to take a V12 than for instance a Rico or a Glotin.
Gregory Smith
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Author: david dow
Date: 2002-05-30 10:38
Another note about these excellent mouthpieces, Mr. Lomax also makes Vandoren B40 copies which are truly excellent and they are basically a similar design to the B40 and people who like the slightly more open facing may find these great. I like the Lomax line a great deal and find they are excllent in the altissimo and tend to hold the focus firmly through the entire range!
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