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Re: Backun mouthpieces vs. others

Author: bufclar
Date: 2007-07-27 18:07

In my opinion the top Zinner makers are Fobes, Hawkins, Sayer, and Smith. It's also interesting to note that these makers don't give you a list of all the people who play their mouthpieces. The products speak for themselves. Grabner and Backun's sites are flooded with lists of players and or ensembles that use or in Grabners case trialed a mouthpiece. Then you have the Genussa's which are gaining some of the market share and then the vinatge guys Behn and Krass. There are plenty of options by talented makers and players for far less money. These makers also hand finish their mouthpieces so you can get them to make adjustments as opposed to Backuns which probably used a nuclear powered CNC machine to make their mouthpieces.

Of course the most expensive products will always catch the buyers attention as we can see by those that by a Lexus even though it is a Toyota with more toys. The powertrain is of the exact same quality but the price is quite higher.

In my opinion, save your money because there are many good options that don't break the bank. I have an adult student who is starting up again after a fairly long layoff. She is playing on an old Marcellus mouthpiece by the woodwind company that she bought new a long time ago for very cheap and it is one of the best mouthpieces I have ever played in my life. I think she spent 20 bucks on it. So much for the 650 dollar mouthpiece.

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2007-07-27 14:32