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Author: jbone72
Date: 2006-04-28 16:53
I am thinking of buying one of the pomarico crystal mouthpieces for my daughter. I friend is a big fan of them but I would like to read your comments
jason Smith
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-04-28 17:56
In general, crystal mouthpieces of the same facing have more variability from piece to piece than hard rubber or wood versions of the same.
This is due to the lack of absolute control of the cooling of the material. This can cause some crystal mouthpieces to blow very stuffy while others can ring clear and true.
Therefore it is even more imperative to try a number of samples of the same facing to find one that is satisfactory.
A fine crystal mouthpiece, barring an accident, can last a lifetime as the facing will never appreciably change...GBK
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Author: Carol Dutcher
Date: 2006-04-28 18:26
I bought a crystal Pomarico jazz mouthpiece I think it was maybe sometime last year. It is a very good mouthpiece but I can't get used to it and keep going back to my Vandoren B45. Also, I'm so afraid of dropping it or chipping it! A music store in the Bay Area told me they quit selling crystal mouthpieces because of the klutz factor involved. But it might be just fine for your daughter. There is a special ligature that Pomarico sells for this mouthpiece that is smaller than say a Rovner. I think your daughter would be able to use the same reeds that she does now.
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Author: susieray
Date: 2006-04-28 18:38
I would not get a crystal mouthpiece for a 6th grader due to the higher probability that it will be dropped and broken....or is she your 6th daughter? Not sure I understood from your post re: E#
Sue
Post Edited (2006-04-28 18:40)
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2006-04-28 20:32
I'm a devotee of glass/crystal mps, have several for Bb [sop], one for alto cl, 2 for bass cl, have only dropped/broken one in my long cl-playing career. I play them with metal ligs, Bonade for Bb and alto, Lurie for bass with relatively soft reeds, since I prefer medium in tip and lay dimensions. As well pointed out above, for early students, get less-destructible insts and mps as care is needed with expensive equipment. Several of mine have been refaced by experts and the mps and I have become friends! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-04-28 23:17
I've gone back to using a Vandoren A1 crystal again and love the sound it makes (helped with the fact I've found suitable strength reeds for it), though it's a shame they don't have a thinner beak like a 'Profile 88' style, so it is a bit hard going on me chops and means a slightly different (lower) playing angle. Control is not a problem with it - it speaks with ease across the entire range and pitching/tuning is fantastic (it has a 15.2mm bore).
And I use a Pomarico 3 crystal on bass, I find it very easy to get on with.
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Author: ABerry
Date: 2006-04-29 05:36
GBK,
If my memory is correct, you use a Vandoren A2? I heard that Pomarico made the Vandoren Crystals, so would the Pomarico Sapphire be equivilent to the A2?
Thanks,
Allan
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-04-29 06:18
The (now extinct) Vandoren crystal mouthpieces had facings marked A1, A2 and A3.
The A2 had a tip opening of 1.20mm (.047")
The 2 current Pomarico mouthpieces which come the closest to this are the:
Sapphire (1.15mm)
Diamond (1.25mm)
However, the Vandoren crystal mouthpieces all had either 17mm or 18mm facings.
The Pomarico Sapphire and Diamond mouthpieces all have 20mm facings...GBK
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