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Author: krawfish3x
Date: 2003-08-02 01:43
in a very short while my school's marching band is starting. im concerned however with my good mouthpiece because im afraid the extreme heat/cold will do damage to it along with it getting banged up from people who cant march. so my question is should i play on a different mouthpiece just to use for the marching season? if so will this effect my chops for my good mouthpiece?
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-08-02 01:57
"along with it getting banged up from people who cant march."
1. Don't let THEM use your mouthpiece.
2. Get a good dental plan!.
Bob A
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Author: krawfish3x
Date: 2003-08-02 02:28
i think you miss understood, "getting them banged up" refers to people being stupid and running into me, etc. trust me, it happens. when i say "it might mess up my chops" i mean it will hurt my embouchure that i use for my good mouthpiece because they are different.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2003-08-02 05:20
I personally would recommend using another mouthpiece for marching band. Two reasons....
1) People use a different clarinet so as not to mess up the clarinet, well, the mouthpiece is more important, no?
2) People frequently have a "spare" mouthpiece. One that plays almost as well as their primary choice. Just in case of an accident. This second mouthpiece would be just that.
I never found it too hard to switch between mouthpieces. I would think in maybe about two weeks you'll be able to switch completely back to your old mouthpiece. If possible, try to find a mouthpiece similar to yours. For instance, I play a gigliotti P facing reworked by Dave Spiegelthal. I understand that I wouldn't want someone to knock into it on the marching band field, knock it out of my hand and into a rock. However, I found that the vandoren M15 was playable almost immediately. I don't know how different the mouthpieces are, but I could switch back and forth day to day and the M15 is $50 instead of the 130 total I spent on my gigliotti.
So find a mouthpiece that's supposed to be similar to yours, test it. That'll minimize the changes in your chops.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
Post Edited (2003-08-02 05:22)
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Author: ron b
Date: 2003-08-02 05:47
Your mouthpiece could get damaged from someone running into you on the march? Just how up-tempo do you folks scramble around to out there? Has anyone you know gotten hit by a runaway baton? Maybe y'all need to practice better defensive marching tactics... just in case.
- r![[cool]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/cool.gif) n b -
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-08-02 13:19
kraw: can appreciate your concern having been there. Why not a marching horn with its own mp? IMHO no need to be concerned about embochure effects.
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2003-08-02 18:35
I didn't missunderstand Kraw, just a poor attempt at humor I guess.
Bob A
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Author: krawfish3x
Date: 2003-08-03 13:47
ok thanks guys(and girls if there are any). i play a gigliotti P and have an M13 as a spare, are they similar? i know they are both closed mouthpieces but would these be ok to switch on?
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Author: leonardA
Date: 2003-08-03 19:19
If you want an inexpensive mouthpiece that has a good sound and feel, I recommend the Hite Premier. It's around twenty bucks and plays and sounds great.
Leonard
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