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Author: ElBlufer
Date: 2006-09-12 12:16
This is a mouthpiece that is carried exclusively from wwbw here: http://www.wwbw.com/Zinner-JC-Series-Clarinet-Mouthpiece-i243189.music
After struggling to play my marching band music on a standard buffet mouthpiece for a month, as I couldn't stand to see my Grabner K11 on my clarinet out there, I decided that I may need a new mouthpiece for marching band. I was wondering whether this model may be more similar to my Grabner K11 than a similar Vandoren Mouthpiece. Has anyone tried these? If so, how is the articulation and intonation, and how free blowing is it? Does it allow you to create a good tone?
I appreciate your responses.
PS: I am also looking for a ligature (has to be inverted), but am not sure which ones to look at beside the bay. Any suggestions would be great.
My Setup:
R13 Clarinet (Ridenour Lyrique as my backup/marching instrument)
Walter Grabner K11 mouthpiece
Rico Reserve 3.5's
Bonade ligature
Post Edited (2006-09-12 12:16)
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Author: GBK
Date: 2006-09-12 12:36
Save your money - play on whatever you have, or that is cheap and available.
It's MARCHING BAND...GBK
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Author: Ed
Date: 2006-09-12 13:09
My vote for marching band would be the Fobes debut. Highly playable and inexpensive. It would be a nice playing mouthpiece and at the cost you would not worry about damaging it. Couple that with a Luyben plastic ligature and you would have a great set up. You could drop that ligature, step on it, whatever, and not damage it. It also plays well.
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2006-09-12 22:57
(Disclaimer - WWBW sells my products but that is it)
The JC series mouthpiece is a Zinner stock blank that is faced by Scott Kurtzweil who is the woodwind director for WWBW and a fine sax and clarinet player as well as college teacher. He has understudied with some of the great mouthpiece makers. I have tried them and like them - among the other current mouthpiece makers of our time he is carving his own spot in the business. For marching band I feel that it is a bit of an over kill but everyone has their own likes and dislikes in mouthpieces. For the rigors of marching band you probably do not want something ruined that will bring tears to your eyes and moderate hurt to your pocketbook!
L. Omar Henderson
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Author: ClarinetDude
Date: 2006-09-13 13:27
Hite Premiere is a great mouthpiece for the money. I like it much better than the Fobes Debut. I have also heard great things about the Brad Behn student mouthpiece but I haven't had a chance to try it.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2006-09-13 16:28
Who hears clarinets in marching band anyway?
Bob Draznik
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2006-09-13 16:39
Ask Walter Grabner what he would suggest. He made your prized mpc. No sense "deprogramming" yourself with something entirely different....Perhaps he can suggest a "marching band-proof" cost efficient alternative.
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
Post Edited (2006-09-13 16:41)
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Author: ElBlufer
Date: 2006-09-14 00:56
Thanks Alseg, that actually sounds like a great idea. I will be contacting Mr. Grabner soon.
EDIT: Well, that didn't go too well. I guess I'll just continue to watch this thread for a few more days then make my decision.
Regards,
My Setup:
R13 Clarinet (Ridenour Lyrique as my backup/marching instrument)
Walter Grabner K11 mouthpiece
Rico Reserve 3.5's
Bonade ligature
Post Edited (2006-09-14 02:12)
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