Author: seabreeze
Date: 2014-10-19 07:16
Paul,
On the website you give, if you scroll down past the German system mpieces and then to the last entry in the Boehm system mouthpiece list you will see
a description of the MCK1 model that says, "Together with the American musician Roger W. Mckinney, we have developed the MCK1 with an opening of
1.03 mm and a length of 18 mm. It is expressly for the American market and suitable for those who prefer the American sound."
Evidently Mr. McKinney had a hand in selecting the specs and playing characteristics of this model, if indeed, it is just one model. The saxophone list shows a translucent blue model sax mouthpiece that is apparently part of the company's "Heaven" line. Does that mean that the Mckinney clarinet design comes in both regular black rubber as well as a speckled blue, acrylic "heaven" model?
It is hard to tell from the price list. The regular (rubber?) clarinet mouthpieces sell for $86.20 without a ring and 118,00 with a metal ring, No blue "heaven" model is listed specifically, but there is a "wood composite" model that sells for 161.60 with the metal ring. Is the blue stuff really a wood composite or a third alternative? All very confusing.
Do you know of any music stores currently carrying the model you tried?
All sorts of interesting developments no doubt await the world of wind instruments. Trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom is on YouTube in a little video called "Alison Balsom, international soloist, discovers ptrupmet " (a plastic composite instrument) for the first time. And, yes, she does sound pretty much like herself on the bright red plastic instrument and mouthpiece.
Clark Fobes and Brad Behn have used acrylic for their entry-level mouthpiece for some time now, and of course, many of the Wurlitzer mpieces are also made from acrylic. I wonder if Mr. McKinny could be prevailed upon to write a little data sheet about the mouthpiece he helped design?
Post Edited (2014-10-19 17:52)
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