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Re: What 6 Mouthpiece Brands/facings would you make a sampler pack from?

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2011-08-28 20:38

Dave,

I infer, from the list in your original post, that you are looking for mouthpieces for relatively advanced students. To provide variety for that kind of student to select from, I suspect you might be better off choosing one of the makers on your list (and I'm not sure it matters which one) and offering a variety of that maker's facings -- e.g., Smith Old Chedeville 1*, 1, 1+, (1++), Kaspar Style, Personal Model; or Behn Artist Close, Medium, Open.

If you are trying to accomplish what I think you are, I think you want to provide your students with a range of resistances in the mouthpiece selection. The problem with including one mouthpiece from several different makers is that you may wind up with less variety than you want. For example (and I'm sure some people will have different experience), for me a Fobes CF+ feels fairly similar to a Greg Smith Old Chedeville 1 (though the Smith plays at slightly lower pitch for me and the Fobes seems just a little brighter). On the other hand, for me, a Smith Kaspar plays very similar to a Bay MO-M. I think I could probably take any one of your six custom makers and find one of their mouthpieces that I could be very happy with -- I know that's true for the three that I've tried it with: Smith, Fobes and Lomax.

At the very least, if I were you, I would make sure I had variety in facing lengths and tip openings.

Best regards,
jnk

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