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Author: sherrietanner
Date: 2004-02-03 14:12
Hello, There seems to be different schools of thought about storing ones mouthpiece (not talking lawyers here)! David Pino in his book from 1980, The Clarinet And Clarinet Playing, states that "Ideally the mouthpiece should be stored separately from everything else in the case, including the ligature and cap, preferably in its own cloth bag or in a plasic container lined with a rag". He goes on to say "If you feel you do want to keep the mouthpiece in the case with the ligature and cap on it (but with the reed removed), be sure to keep them rather loosely fitted together." In my travels around the www, I also have read that you must keep the ligature on the stored mouthpiece for protection and with an old reed. My question to you all is, how do you keep and protect your mouthpiece in the case?. How do you store your "mouthpiece collection"?.
Sherrie
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-02-03 15:34
I can understand keeping an old reed on there. That way instead of the facing, table, curve or other part of the mouthpiee getting scratched the old reed acts as a barrier. As for me, I don't do anything special. I probably will be buying a mouthpiece "bag" from the Doc's Products (disclaimer - a sponsor of the bboard) soon once I figure out exactly which mouthpiece I intend to keep after my upcoming tests. I figure if a few bucks will buy me some insurane against damaging that sensative area of the mouthpiece, and therefore extending the life of the mouthpiece, it's well worth it.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: cujo
Date: 2004-02-03 19:17
You really dont need a reed on the mouthpiece when storing unless the cap doesnt fit on properly...With cap on mouthpiece see where cap stops on ligature, then take off cap and hold next to mouthpiece at where it is stopped. The length from the mouthpiece tip to about top of cap is how much "free" space you have.
If you have little or no free space the tip of the mouthpiece touches the top of the cap inside. Think about if the mouthpiece falls on the cap with the tip having contact inside. Could damage tip.
If that is your case use a reed in the cap with mouthpiece. Will make ligature tighter causing the cap to stop sooner and leaving more space for the mouthpiece tip.
I have metal sax mouthpiece with that problem, I just use an old reed to help hold the cap and ligature on.
Also moving the ligature up and tighten(even just one screw) while storing you wont need an extra reed. As this pushes cap up.
I dont like leaving my reeds on the mouthpiece because I like them to play right away. Being left on the mouthpiece causes them to warp the tip and play wrong. Unless you wet and flatten. But who has that kind of time anymore...Just dry off reed and put in a reed case/storage is best.
A well fitting cap and ligature is all you need. Protective padded bags are good too. But they still suggest you use with cap anyway(at least my bags did)
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