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Author: bill28099
Date: 2005-01-05 15:55
I have been thinking about buying one of these but am confused about the mellow and bright designation. If you were using one on a 1950's Leblanc Dynamique for classical music which would you buy? Their website does not seem to define the terms bright and mellow. I know that I will need a Sapphire given my current mouthpiece facing preferences.
Guess I should add the following comments to this post. I am currently using a Selmer #2 which I do not consider as good as my 50 year old Clarion HS*. However, after breaking a 30 year old HS* last summer have put the remaining antique away. I'm really looking for something that would play the same as the old Clarions.
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you don't even know you should ask.
Post Edited (2005-01-06 00:19)
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Author: fuglen
Date: 2005-01-05 22:44
hello Bill
I have tried a lot of crystals. Both pomarico and Vandorens. I ended up playing a Pomerico Nigun for a while. My opinion about the crystal mouthpieces is that they seem (compared to rubber) to generate a very uneven overtone scale. After that experience im done with crystals. Try to listen carefully to the overtones when you try out the mouthpieces. Thats my suggestion.
Good luck
Peter
www.peterfuglsang.com
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Author: john gibson
Date: 2005-01-05 22:45
Bill
I have used Pomarico crystals for several years. They are the best MPCs ever. I mean it. I have several and use the "bright" models. However if you are wanting a classical dark sound I'd recommend the mellow. Then again the Leblanc Dynamique is a larger bore clarinet ( the foreruner to the Pete Fountain) and may be better adapted to the bright. Maybe there's a music store near you that has both you can try.
Bill contact me by e-mail and let's talk more. I'm sure I can help you find the best MPC ever.
John Gibson
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-01-06 02:09
I have several Poms and, yes for me they are the best. I prefer my mellow alto cl Pom and older bass cl GG's, and among the 4-5 sop O'Briens and Selmers, use those which "seem" darker to avoid overly bright upper clarion/altissimo. I also have a Dynamic 2 {Leblanc] as well as an L7 and a big bore Selmer CT and can play alongside Buffets comfortably. Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2005-01-06 06:01
I have 2 pomarico crystals for soprano clarinet and 4 for bass clarinet. I really like the sound of pretty muc hall of them, the problem is it's harder to play than rubber mouthpieces in my opinion. They are more resistant.
for soprano clarinet I've tried all the pomarico crystal models, and a few mouthpieces from each model, and for some reason the saphire is the worst one. All saphires I've tried (4 if I remember correct) were very resistant. I liked the Diamond best in terms of playing ease, and liked the Ruby best in terms of sound.
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2005-01-10 22:49
After all my research and the above comments I ordered a Ruby Mellow. It's a good mouthpiece, not stuffy or anything like that, but I prefer the Selmer #2. It wants a softer reed then the Selmer which is opposite from what I would have thought. I'll keep it but I'm certainly not going to buy another one. I also bought a Pomarico #2 for the Buffet Prestige bass, it looks cool but a Grabner wins hands down.
A great teacher gives you answers to questions
you don't even know you should ask.
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Author: poopsie
Date: 2005-01-10 22:57
I just got the pomarico ruby mellow for Christmas. It is a very good mouthpiece. It took some getting used to just because it was a little different from my m-13 lyre (I think) mouthpiece (Vandoren). I really like the sound and I think that it was a good investment. I found that, just in my opinion, you should use a harder reed with it. The sound quality is better. Hope that helps!
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Author: Gene
Date: 2005-01-11 06:25
Have used an m-13 for 1.5years then got a pomarico emerald mellow not much sound difference was dissapointing I thought there would be a bigger sound difference then I got a vintage morgan 110 it sounded noticeably darker to me better than the other two. I'm keeping the pomarico till I can afford to get it refaced if Morgan mouthpieces sound like this and it isn;t even his top model then I definatley will be getting a RM- 15 . I used a bonade metal inverted ligature on all three and a BG fibre lig the the bonade wins, better resonance sound doesn't get choked it's dark enough the fibre ones just muffle the sound to much for my ears.
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