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Re: Clark Fobes

Author: Agomongo
Date: 2016-04-04 08:01

seabreeze wrote:

> That's a brand new model, issued in just the last few weeks.
> Fobes also has a 10K model for bass clarinet, also recently
> introduced.
>
> Fobes has always made good mouthpieces that tune, articulate,
> and sound well. And they work well with close facings,
> appealing to players who still like something between 0.96 mm
> and 1.02 at the tip (though they also work with more open
> facings). I've seen several students overcome embouchure
> biting problems just by being made aware of them and switching
> to one of Fobes' models (if even just the lower price Debut or
> Nova).
>
> A model that Fobes considers the culmination of his years of
> mouthpiece work should be very good indeed. When my budget
> allows, I may be headed Fobes' way. What reeds are you using
> with the Fobes 10K?
>
> I see that Fobes is letting Wesley Rice fabricate the new 10K
> mouthpiece for him. Do you know if that means he is using
> something other than Zinner blanks for these? I didn't know
> Rice had that kind of hardware.
>
> That rubber-lined cocobolo barrel should damp any unwanted
> brightness in the mouthpiece but retain the overall complexity
> of the overtone profile. Is that the result you get when you
> use it?
>

>
> Post Edited (2016-04-03 01:24)

I think I remember when talking to Mr. Fobes he said he uses the Zinner Blank with the 10K. I am also using the D'Addario Reserve Classic 3.5+ and I've tried the Morre reeds with them. Morre was way too bright for this mouthpiece.

When I use the Hard Rubber I feel like it does dampen it, but does exactly what you say it does "retain the overall complexity of the overtone profile." So in other words if someone is worried that it might dampen the set up to the point where it sounds dull don't worry, because it doesn't do that. When I play the Cocobolo it gives me a better "singing" quality to my playing. The answer in short hand: yes it does exactly what you described.

I remember when I first tried the mouthpiece it was overly bright and that it sounded... well.. bad. Once I finally adjusted my reeds and gave myself a week to get use to it it sounded phenomenal. All of my friends have been complimenting me and saying that the sound is quite amazing.

@Tony @maxopf

I have his San Francisco for my bass clarinet and it is the BEST mouthpiece I've ever played on the bass clarinet. I've tried the MOBA and Grabner which are great mouthpieces, but come nowhere near the SF.

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