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Author: LostJitterBugg
Date: 2004-06-30 05:04
I am getting a new mouthpiece because I had to give mine back to the school...my old mouthpiece was a Hite Premiere and I used it for about 4 years and I loved it and now without it my Clarinet seems to be lost and bla...In your (everyone) opinion should I just get another Premiere or look into an Artist or another name/style???
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Author: LostJitterBugg
Date: 2004-06-30 05:17
PS The mouthpice I had with my clarinet is a Goldentone 3 (which I believe to be Selmer)
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2004-06-30 05:19
What's your budget? There are a variety of handcrafted models out there (discussed in forum threads now and again). For example, I'm quite happy with my Richard Hawkins.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Bass1193
Date: 2004-06-30 06:12
Hola!
The mouthpiece is (in my undernourished opinion) the most personal part of your horn. Every mouthpiece is different, especially if hand milled. Even two, say, Vandoren B45's, can play quite differently. What you'll want to do is go to a music store and try every mouthpiece they have and check for intonation, register temperence, etc. One of the deciding factors will be "DO YOU LIKE IT?" You have to get a mouthpiece that plays well for YOU. A certain mouthpiece model may play perfectly for you, but crappy for your friend. Finding mouthpieces is like finding chocolate: get the kind ya' like the most!!
Cheers, and happy searching,
Sean
p.s. I'm a youngster yet, and I hope what I'm saying is right, but if it's not then give me a shout so that I may stand corrected!
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Author: LostJitterBugg
Date: 2004-06-30 06:43
hmmm my budget...my mom was going to buy me one for graduation and hasnt yet(premieres are not in around her) and i was thinking about going with a diffrent one maybe and i was going to say well add that and my birthday present together and get me a...(insert piece here) I was thinking about an Artist(i ahve read a lot about them) but i dont really know...what i would really like is a wood one but i think that would probably be WAY out of the price we could pay...maybe someday...so opinions all are welcome
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Author: LostJitterBugg
Date: 2004-06-30 06:55
and also to add (might help with opinions) I play a Bb Selmer Signet and I most enjoy Mitchell Lurie size 4 reeds...might help with opinions
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2004-06-30 08:52
Dunno if I'd recommend a wood one. Mouthpieces are tricky to maintain because swabbing can wear away at the rails and the more delicate insides, especially since it's smaller inside than the rest of the clarinet. I prefer to just rinse the mouthpiece (using techniques you can find discussed on the board), but if it's made of wood, rinsing with liquids can be quite bad.
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: Marge
Date: 2004-06-30 19:23
Since you apparently liked your Hite so much, is there a chance that you could buy it from the school (at a reasonable, used-mouthpiece price)? This also would depend on whether you could identify it among perhaps many of the same model also turned in or on hand.
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Author: LostJitterBugg
Date: 2004-06-30 19:42
I know I could identify mine but they had just bought it new when i started to use it and my school wasnt one to have a lot of money(they bought about 10 and ONLY gave them to the productive wood horn owners) so i am pretty sure they would want the price as it was when it was new...since im the one who made it used and all...
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Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2004-06-30 20:52
Krista --
I you are willing to contact me off list, I have a perfectly good Fobes Debut mouthpiece (which many say is quite comparable to, or even better than, the Hite Premiere) that I will GIVE you. OK?
Susan from Ohio
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2004-07-01 15:46
LJB,
FYI, Hite Premiers are relatively inexpensive. New ones sell for a little over $20 plus shipping at the mail-order places. Your school probably paid less. They sometimes show up on eBay for less. I've played several over the years and, IMO, they are extremely consistent from one to the next.
The Fobes Debut is also an excellent mouthpiece. You may find that you want to lighten your reed by 1/2 strength compared to what you are used to on a Hite Premier but you will have to determine where your comfort zone is.
With regard to another thread you started, this link will give you a list of community colleges in Washington:
http://www.50states.com/cc/washingt.htm
Scroll down to the school names that are not in bold type. You can also follow a link from this page to a list of 4-year schools in Washington.
Your list of activities while in high school should be attractive to 4-year colleges and universities. If you had good grades and have good admissions test scores, you will likely be a candidate for financial aid, particularly if your family can demonstrate some financial need -- which sounds probable in your case.
At this point, you are probably too late to apply to most good 4-year schools for admission for next fall, particularly with scholarship aid but, if you see a school you like, you should contact their admissions office.
It is probably not too late to get admission to a junior (community) college for the fall. Often community colleges have "articulation" agreements with nearby universities specifying which courses will transfer with credit. If you find a four-year school that appeals to you, you could contact its admissions office to see whether any such agreements exist. IME, English, math, social science and (at least some) natural science courses usually transfer but it's always wise to check in advance.
I obviously don't know you so you can take this with a grain of salt but I think you have a better chance, at least initially, applying to an academic program. A degree from a weak music program is, IMHO, of little value. From what you've posted so far, I suspect you don't have the training to make you competitive, at this time, for a strong program, at least in performance.
I don't know a great deal about universities in Washington and less about music programs at those schools but I think that, in general, the University of Washington, Washington State University (especially the main campus), Gonzaga University and Seattle University are all good-quality academic institutions.
Best regards,
jnk
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