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Author: Speedy
Date: 2007-08-14 15:35
Has anyone of you tried a lomax mouthpiece? They aren't common in Switzerland, so I'm curious what you think about them
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Author: Danny Boy
Date: 2007-08-14 16:23
I have played on a Lomax for the past four years or so. I've always been happy with the sound that I've made on it (check the link below if you want to hear me on it) but recently have been having real trouble with a flat altissimo register. I've started looking around for something else to help fix the problem, and it's fixed itself, so something seems to have happened to my Lomax (I play an A4) recently, but I'm at a loss for what it could be or how it's happened.
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2007-08-14 16:24
I've tried lomax classic A model and Symphonie now Symphonie Elite. The classic A model was for me not near as dark as Grabner AW_personal and lacked resonace. It was ok not great. The Syphonie was very loud(much more than Bay which are very loud) and very unfocused. I can't image that you will need to play that loud anytime. Remember that you need to try as many mouthpieces as you can to find the right one for you but for me this two models from Lomax were no good.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2007-08-14 17:21
I tried one Lomax mouthpiece. I don't know the model. It's a mouthpiece a friend of mine plays. I thought it was excellent and it was a mouthpiece I wouldn't mind having as my main mouthpiece. It didn't seem too loud or lacked resonance like Iceland clarinet described. It had a great sound and feel.
Post Edited (2007-08-14 17:30)
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Author: donald
Date: 2007-08-14 21:05
(exactly how a mouthpiece can be "too loud" is beyond me, without the player a moutpiece makes no sound at all... ????)
i've played great mouthpieces by a number of good companies/people and have also had good results with mouthpieces i reface myself. Currently i play Lomax A3 mouthpieces as i have found this facing combined with the Zinner blank to provide a good "all round" mouthpiece that enables me to play in a variety of musical contexts.
The A3 facing is a "medium" facing, similar in tip opening to a 5RVL or Gigliotti 3 or Hite Premiere (though i don't mean to imply that it is "the same" as these mouthpieces). My particular mouthpiece has slightly thicker rails that help make a slightly more "solid" tone without sacrificing "ping" in the sound.
donald
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