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mouthpieces.

Author: BeatlesFreak1964
Date: 2012-09-13 13:43

Hello. I have a few questions about mouthpieces. I am looking into a new mouth piece for my clarinet and I play 38 year old Buffet Evette Crampon. There are hundreds of mouthpiece makers, materials and brands, but I'm just not sure what kind or brand will help improve my tone and volume.

The mouth piece i have now is either plastic or acryllic but it has no brand name so I don't know what it is. It has a nice flat area for the read to sit and it has a smaller tip that's not as wide as my other mouth piece which is a 25+ year old Selmer Goldentone #3 mouthpiece. The Selmer one makes me feel like i am playing with more volume and makes my lower notes come out nicer, but the tone is not very nice all around. My other unmarked mouthpiece plays nice in all register, except the really high notes like G way above the staff, and has fairly good tone, but the lower notes are extremely lacking in volume and i feel like the mouthpiece is preventing me from pushing out the notes. I have read about the hard rubber mouthpieces and I've heard that they are the "best" all around mouthpieces, esp the Buffett b45. Any opinions?
Also, I was wondering if I should use a German mouthpiece being that my clarinet was made in Germany?

Thanks.

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Re: mouthpieces.

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2012-09-13 14:59

Vandoren makes good standard mouthpieces that are very consistant and not that expensive. Try a Vandoren 5RV Lyre or M13.

For me though, once you havea decent mouthpiece, the key is really to focus your air and PUSH PUSH PUSH to achieve a really solid sound.

.................Paul Aviles

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Re: mouthpieces.

Author: Tony F
Date: 2012-09-13 15:06

You could do a lot worse than getting a Fobes "Debut" or a Hite "Premiere". The Vandoren B45 is a good choice for an all-round mouthpiece. The fact that your clarinet was made in Germany is not relevant to the choice of mouthpiece, unless your instrument is an Oehler system. If it's a conventional Boehm system clarinet then any French-style mouthpiece will be suitable. You just need to find the one that works best for you. Some players feel that a hard rubber mouthpiece gives a warmer sound, but not everyone thinks this. In my experience plastic mouthpieces work very well as long as they are right for your particular style.

Tony F.

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