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Author: Willi111
Date: 2008-12-20 02:48
does anybody play the Jupiter 673BN? Which mouthpiece should I buy (Selmer c*, ...)?
thanks
Post Edited (2008-12-20 02:48)
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Author: clockwiser
Date: 2008-12-20 09:53
I suggest that you try out as many as possible and choose the one suit you the best. There are many great mouthpieces on the markect today. Make sure that you try out the mouthpieces using reeds that is not too hard or too soft for the mouthpiece. Ask the dealers for suggestion on this.
Mouthpiece choice I think is more to do with how well it suits you than how well it works with your clarinet. Mouthpiece is often interchangable between clarinets.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-20 18:35
To find out what strength reed best suits any given mouthpiece, use this as a guide - it's an individual thing so you have to be the judge of what's right for you:
If the reed is too hard you'll find the lower register very resistant and 'airy' sounding as well as the attack on each note being very laboured. Although the tone in the upper register will be nice and full, it will still be difficult to get a clean, crisp attack on each tongued note.
If the reed is too weak, the lower register will sound very bright and buzzy (like a kazoo mixed with frying bacon), and the tone will be weak and spread with too easy an easy attack on each note. Forcing too much air through will almost make the reed close up against the mouthpiece facing and the pitch will be too flexible, more likely to play flat at louder volume levels. The upper register will be very weak and thin sounding.
Get the reed strength right and the tone will be full and clear in all registers, articulation will be easy and tuning will be stable.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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