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Author: itsmisenluu
Date: 2009-08-01 22:38
Im thinking about buying a Pomarico Mouthpiece but not sure which kind to get... im thinking the one i want best is the emerald since i want a more classical style and also nut sure whats the difference between mellow and bright (im still a young clarinet player) and what about the Nigun Pomarico Mouthpiece?
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Author: Molloy
Date: 2009-08-02 02:24
The Ruby is also a 'classical' mouthpiece. Ruby mellow is my favorite of their crystal pieces. I don't know what they're like these days (mine are all ten years old or so) but it used to be that "bright" had a polished table and "mellow" an unpolished (you might call it 'matte' or 'frosted') table.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-08-02 16:08
Try as many as you can. With crystals, even between many of the same model, there can be some drastic differences in the way they play. In general, I find them a little stuffy and not as easy-blowing as hard rubber mouthpieces. in GENERAL.......
Alexi
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Author: bmcgar ★2017
Date: 2009-08-03 18:10
I have an "Emerald" in my collection that I bought new, but don't play because it's 'way too close for me.
As Alexi said, crystal mouthpiece can be drastically different even within model designations, but if the Emerald I have is typical, I would call it "very closed, not just "close," despite the stated specs for the opening.
My experience with crystal mouthpieces isn't extensive, but those that I've played--O'Briens (sp), Pomaricos, RIAs--have almost all been very hard to control in tuning, and though very nice in the chalumeau and clarion, they lacked resonance in the lower register.
E-mail me "offline" if you'd like to try mine; it's just been sitting in the drawer for years.
B.
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Author: William
Date: 2009-08-04 17:14
I think, like any hard rubber mouthpiece, it is more how the individual model plays for you than what specific *name* is enscibed on it. It would be best if you could try many examples of both the "emerald" and "nigun" models and find the one that plays best on your clarinet. However, after all of the searching is done and you have selected the "perfect" mouthpiece, like many clarinetists have found, after a few weeks you will most likely return to the sound that you have in your head as being "good".
Bottom line--it really isn't so much about the equipement, but rather how well you learn to play it.
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Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2010-01-07 15:48
I was surfing their website and found no information what so ever about their new Black crystal mouthpiece. Yes they will amaze me with their melodious sound. Then you get general information about the 3 different facings available but they don't tell you anything about the material or interior design. I don't get it.
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Author: Molloy
Date: 2010-01-07 18:08
I recommend a Ruby Mellow, if you want a classical sound. I'm mostly using wood mouthpieces now, but a Ruby Mellow was my first 'good' mouthpiece and I really liked it.
I think a Nigun is intended for a more soulful, klezmerish sound.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-01-07 18:17
You've GOT to experience this website! You'd think they just invented cold fusion.
http://www.pomaricompieces.com/
............Paul Aviles
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-01-07 18:52
I play quite a few Pomarico crystal mouthpieces on various sizes of clarinets and a couple of saxophones, but almost without exception I've felt the need to reface them to cure the high resistance and stuffiness which a number of posters have noted. Once given a longer facing with a less rounded curvature, they can be fabulous mouthpieces.
As for the new 'black crystal', I suspect it's a cosmetic change only, to make the mouthpiece's appearance resemble hard rubber (if this is important to anyone). I'd be very surprised if it made any difference in the playing qualities.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-01-07 23:23
Since my exposure to the Pomarico website, I have been mulling over the "details" as posted in their PDFs. These mouthpieces ARE different sizes than the traditional Crystal. Whether this means that they have revisited the length of the lay, and/or curvature of the lay, or tone chamber size is not addressed in their literature as it stands now (are Blacks all "Brights," all "Mellows," or something else entirely?).
Of course "Also Sprach Zarathustra" leads me to believe that they have solved ALL previous problems :-)
....................Paul Aviles
P.S. WWBW will have them at the end of the month for $130 US dollars.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-01-09 02:43
Paul, I would bet you that individual sample differences between mouthpieces are greater than the stated differences in 'nominal' facing lengths and tip openings between the new 'black crystal' Pomaricos and the nearest equivalent in the clear models. I'd say, try a few of whichever style tickles your aesthetic fancy and don't worry too much about the numbers.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-01-09 21:53
My excitement stems from another direction.
A friend of mine had his bass all asembled with a new Pomarico "Jazz 1" and I could not help but "try it out a little." The "Jazz" is a newer facing as well and I could not have been more impressed, even to the point if wishing to re-evaluate my prior (less than enthusiastic) attempts at the "older" crystals. This is of course also in light of the fact that I have had some WONDERFUL experiences with their ebony mouthpieces (albeit the best facing - 1L- isn't even available in the States).
Now that there is the latest and greatest (advertised as it it), I am willing to give Pomarico another shot with their Crystals (perhaps completely redesigned and improved).
Of course you're all welcome to try them out too and see what YOU think.
......................Paul Aviles
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