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 Re: crystal mouthpieces
Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date:   2014-04-19 14:56

In case it isn't clear, Pomarico mouthpieces are cut/machined from natural quartz crystal, not molded from glass. If it matters.

I've been playing on a variety of sizes and brands of crystal mouthpieces for decades, on most sizes of clarinet plus tenor and alto saxes. Nearly every one of the (literally dozens) I've played has been stuffy and too resistant with the factory-supplied facings. Along with Pomarico-made mouthpieces (which include the brands "Mitchell Lurie Premium" and "GG") I've noted this tendency with Selmer Clarions and O'Briens as well. (I believe Vandoren crystals were made by Pomarico, but not sure about this.)

I've refaced every one of these mouthpieces to my satisfaction, and had no worries forevermore. While they definitely require more physical effort and time to reface than hard rubber or plastic mouthpieces, the techniques are basically the same.

As we all know, if handled carelessly or accidentally damaged, crystal or glass mouthpieces can break. But treated with some care they can last a lifetime, and thanks to the dimensional stability of the crystal material they will always play the same regardless of temperature and humidity, and never wear out.

Unfortunately, as Tom and Paul point out, the optimum mouthpiece material UnobBecTainium cannot be molded or machined, and therefore cannot be made into a mouthpiece.................
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