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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-09-07 08:28
I know mouthpiece choice is an individual thing, but has anyone had any experience with Pyne Polycrystals?
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2008-09-07 10:58
Yes, I own 3 of them. Although they are not identical in playing characteristics (and measurements) they are decent mps for the money. And acrylic is quite a wear resistant material.
Bob Draznik
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2008-09-07 13:43
I have one of them. I'm using it for marching band right now, and I like it a lot...
Compared to my B45, it's a lot easier to play on my reeds, although the sound is definitely "brighter."
And it looks cool!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-09-07 14:17
I was thinking of getting one of these for my marching clarinet instead of using my Vandoren crystal - far less risky should the unexpected happen.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2008-09-07 14:26
Well I would buy another if I needed to! :P
Some other good mouthpieces I've heard of:
-Hite Premiere
-Gennusa Mezzo (intermediate)
-Fobes Debut
Does anyone know the tip opening of the Pyne Polycrystal?
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2008-09-07 15:06
If you've only heard of them, how do you know they're good? Do you believe everything you hear? Keep in mind that, when you make a recommendation, a novice reader may take you at your word. Don't you think you ought to have some first-hand experience to back it up? Otherwise, all you're doing is passing on a rumor. Eventually, your credibility will suffer.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2008-09-07 16:02
Well I do know a lot of people in our clarinet section that plays on Hite Premieres, probably recommended by their private teachers.
I have seen the Fobes Debut recommended many many times on the BBoard.
And I do have first-hand experience with the Pyne Polycrystal, and I do like it a lot.
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2008-09-07 19:00
"... probably recommended..."? So now you're guessing. IMNSHO, recommendations to others on how they should spend their hard-earned money should be based on more than guess and idle speculation -- the primary basis for most of your recommendations on a number of recent threads, now.
Some examples:
"...add the Ridenour Lyrique. I've heard those are amazing."
"...if you were going to spend around $400, you should've bought a Forte clarinet. I hear they're very good student clarinets, and it comes with a good mouthpiece! I don't know much about the new BUNDY" -- Then how do you know the Forte is a better buy? And, while we're at it, how do you know whether the mouthpiece that comes with the Forte is any good?
"some things I have heard are that:
- they do hurt your teeth, so use a mouthpiece patch.
- are very inconsistent because of the material they are made out of... so try a lot of them" If these are comments you've read on this Board, a link which would put them in context would be far more useful.
"IMO, the clarinets you listed from "that place" all are good brands. you might also want to look at the Forte clarinet and Ridenour Lyrique, since there have been many good comments about them." [Which you have heard/read, correct? And who made these comments?]
"If the Bundy now is the same as the Selmer Bundy before, then I guess it should be ok. I've never actually tried any Bundy before."
I'm not disputing that Lyrique or Forte or Bundy clarinets may be good instruments, I am simply pointing out that you have nothing to base your recommendation on other than what you have heard/read from others -- and, because you don't identify these others, I don't know whether I should trust them or not. I know that you are just trying to be helpful. But, IMO, because you have no basis for evaluating what you've heard is true, your opinions aren't expert and they are totally unsubstantiated. In my book, that makes them useless. And makes me less likely to pay attention to you when you really do have something useful to say, e.g., when you talk about the Pyne Polycrystal.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2008-09-07 20:58
sorry, I will try to keep that in mind in the future, but I really only am trying to help.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2008-09-08 14:16
"Does anyone know the tip opening of the Pyne Polycrystal?"
Mine are 42,42 and 43
Bob Draznik
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