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Author: Innocent Bystander
Date: 2009-04-25 13:38
Hi all,
first post here, but I've read through a lot of the older ones and been really impressed with the knowledge that you all share. I'm just getting back into clarinet playing after a few years and play a yamaha 650, which I'm pretty happy with. I also play sax (mainly alto) and flute; it was playing in shows again that persuaded me to get back into the clarinet. I would like to get a mouthpiece patch for my instrument and really like the thicker ones - can anyone tell me what the thickest patch on the market is right now?
Also, to open a whole other can of worms, what mouthpiece would you recommend for a really dark, mellow sound. My own natural sound tends towards the bright and I find it much easier to 'brighten up' a mellower mouthpiece than vice versa - any suggestions?
Cheers everyone.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2009-04-25 15:18
I don't know about "thickest," but Runyon black patches are fairly thick and, for me, very comfortable. Patches are inexpensive, removable and in any case need to be replaced every so often, so there's no permanent commitment involved no matter what patch you try.
Every mouthpiece on the market produces a "really dark, mellow" sound. Just check the advertising. :-) Which is why this question really does open a can of worms. "Really dark, mellow" means different things to different players. My dark and mellow are unlikely to match your version, while I might find some players' "dark and mellow" to be dull and diffuse. It all depends on what you're really looking for.
Karl
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Author: D
Date: 2009-04-25 15:58
I use the BG black patches which are 0.8mm and seem to last a long time. The adhesive creeps out a little around the edge and I keep having to remove it but the patch never moves and is really easy to get rid of when you want to eventually replace it. The clear patches I've removed have had a tendency to crumble rather than peel off. Not sure what make they were though so they might not even be made any more!
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2009-04-26 19:00
Well, as far as "Dark and Mellow" go, what you'll find is that the mouthpieces that are marketed as such become that way because the baffle is usually pretty concave and the tone chamber is made with a much larger volume. This also lowers the overall pitch, so have a tuner when trying them out.
Examples: The Vandoren 13 Series (that is, the ones marketed to be a pitch match for R13s, not the M13 facing necessarily).
Also the Eddie Daniels (Nr. 2) and the Genusa Excellent.
Too be fair, many of the "custum mouthpieces" these days tend this way.
...................Paul Aviles
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Author: Bassie
Date: 2009-04-27 10:11
Yes, that's a can of worms. :-)
One way to take the bright edge off is to have a big tip rail, so in Vandoren-land that's things like B40, B40 Lyre, M30. The trick is to find one that you can then hear in an ensemble, cos you're at risk of losing overall volume. I'm quite liking the Lyre at the moment, with a really bright reed, tho it took me a loooong time to get used to.
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