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Author: cavefish
Date: 2004-09-05 16:10
i am looking for some pro big tipped MP,s please help i need more bendability
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Author: Burt
Date: 2004-09-06 16:26
There are many experts at modifying mouthpieces. If you have a spare that you like, he/she could open the tip and make other adjustments which will give you a bigger and more flexible sound.
I had this done by Tom Ridenour. I got a bigger sound at the expense of fast tonguing and decreased ability to hold a note in tune. I needed to go to a softer reed. But it works well playing with a jazz band. As long as I can hear myself, I can stay in tune.
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Author: Fred
Date: 2004-09-07 23:48
I suggest you try out some of Ralph Morgan's mouthpieces. I'd start with an RM-15 and see if that worked for you. While that's not one of his jazz mouthpieces, it offers quite a bit of flexibility and can bridge the gap and serve both jazz and legitimate playing.
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Author: Roger Aldridge
Date: 2004-09-08 12:09
My clarinet work is mostly in the jazz area. Interestingly, over the past 3 or 4 years I've found myself working my way down to a narrower tip opening rather than going in the opposite direction with a more open facing.
Like Fred, I'm a big fan of Ralph Morgan's clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces. The first Morgan clarinet mouthpiece I used was a RM28 (1.28 mm). It's warm and vibrant sound was like a revelation to me when compared with the other mouthpieces I used over the years. After using the RM28 for more than a year I tried a RM15 (1.15 mm) and prefered it's tonal qualities. Surprisingly, I found that I got a bigger sound with it than the more open RM28. Then, several months ago I decided to try a RM10 (1.10 mm) -- in particular, after having a long conversation about clarinet mouthpieces with Ralph Morgan.
The Morgan RM10 has really done it for me. It has a richer and more focused sound than what I normally get with a RM15. But, the REALLY SURPRISING thing is the RM10 works beautifully for me in a big band. It has plenty of power and projection. In fact, I found that I can push it harder when I need to than the more open mouthpieces....including a Morgan J6 (1.35 mm) jazz clarinet model. I realize that what I'm describing may sound counter-intuitive to some. Never the less, this been the case for me.
In a similar way, the new Eddie Daniels clarinet mouthpiece has a tip opening that's on the narrower side. One of my buddies in our sax section uses an Eddie Daniels clarinet mouthpiece and he has a big sound that projects well. This gives me an additional confirmation that it's not necessary to have a really open clarinet mouthpiece in order to play jazz or have enough volume & projection for playing clarinet in a big band.
I agree with Fred's recommendation about starting with an RM15. It's an excellent general-use clarinet mouthpiece.
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