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Re: Cart before the horse

Author: phlukefenny  Date:   2014-10-01 23:31 Hi Mike, I am one of those people that is still learning but am working on becoming a professional, so what i say is from what i have learned... I myself am buying a Backun Protege in cocobolo. What i have read about it is that it is a great quality clarinet (especially in the price range) and it comes close to most high end professional products out there. The cocobolo model is said to have that more warm rich tone vs the grenadilla which has a more bright and open tone. From people that i have talked to, cocobolo sounds more rich/warm to the clarinetist but when it comes to the audience it may be sometimes brighter than the grenadilla, but that is user/audience preference. Lastly when it comes to the protege (again, from what i have learned) is that the least wanted thing about the clarinet is the barrel; the barrel seems to be stuffy when trying to play through it, or you could say a little bit tough to blow through and that the sound is not as rich as what you may intend to have. It may be wise to buy a second barrel (like the backun fatboy barrel) and use that for more "rich" play styles. I would like to leave a small note... the best thing to know about any horn instrument is that the sound always starts at the mouth. To put it in better words starting with the mouthpiece and working your way down is normally the best way to go (in my preference). The mouthpiece and barrel, i would think, are the parts you would want to look into most. NOW... the mouthpiece... I would not buy any mouthpiece unless you know you can either return it and try a different one, or you try it out before you buy it. EVERY mouthpiece is different and there is no BEST mouthpiece for everyone. If you were to look at mouthpieces online (lets use Backun as exp.) you would see that they have like 8 different sizes in just the Moba mouthpiece (don't quote me lol), that is because each size fits a different play style or different mouth. I use the Vandoren b45 mouthpiece, very popular mouthpiece, BUT that does not make it the "best". I have played on it for most of my career but i also would like a different one so i would look at ones that are in like terms to it since i am used to playing on it. What i would do is find one that she likes now and then STICK WITH IT for changing a mouthpiece may mean that you have to change your embaucher which takes time to change and get used to. You do not have to do that, but i would recommend, from what i know, that you stay close to what she is used to. lastly, talking to dealers or the people who make the mouthpiece/clarinet may help you ans some questions you may have. They are always nice to talk to and they sure know what they are talking about thanks for reading my essay lol lucas fenwick note... my image on my profile is my senior pic from highschool Post Edited (2014-10-01 23:52)

Topics	Author	Date
Cart before the horse  new	mgauger	2014-10-01 06:48
Re: Cart before the horse  new	LJBraaten	2014-10-01 08:17
Re: Cart before the horse  new	Tony F	2014-10-01 09:36
Re: Cart before the horse  new	fskelley	2014-10-01 09:47
Re: Cart before the horse  new	ErezK	2014-10-01 11:03
Re: Cart before the horse  new	mgauger	2014-10-01 16:17
Re: Cart before the horse  new	fskelley	2014-10-01 18:12
Re: Cart before the horse  new	kdk	2014-10-01 18:33
Re: Cart before the horse  new	mgauger	2014-10-01 18:51
Re: Cart before the horse  new	pewd	2014-10-01 20:03
Re: Cart before the horse  new	mgauger	2014-10-01 20:11
Re: Cart before the horse  new	TomS	2014-10-01 22:10
Re: Cart before the horse  new	phlukefenny	2014-10-01 23:31

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