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Does a mouthpiece loose some edge by time ?

Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2010-08-23 06:48

I was browsing homepage of the Welsh based clarinetist Leslie Craven and came across this on his page about his Leslie Craven model mouthpiece made by Brad Behn.

"Lynsey Marsh goes for the record 7th mouthpiece
Recently a delighted Lynsey emailed to tell me she is buying another two of my mouthpieces - we both believe that a mouthpiece loses something of the edge in the first six to nine months and Jack Brymer believed this also - often changing his mouthpiece to guarantee the unique Brymer "ping" in the sound.I tend to agree and many players are finding that newer mouthpieces seem brighter in sound and have more edge than the more aged ones which whilst still beautiful tend to be more mellow.IT depends on your taste as a player - Les"

I never ever noticed anything like this and find all mouthpieces play the same for some years(depending on how much you play on it) after I've gotten used to them(usually takes 2-3 weeks at most).

What do you think is any truth in this ?

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