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Re: Polycrystal mouthpieces

Author: Ursa
Date: 2017-06-06 00:32

In my opinion, and in a nutshell...

PROS: The Polycrystal has a good, responsive facing and is very reed friendly. The polycarbonate material is really tough stuff and pretty much immune to scuffs and bite marks. No tuning issues noted.

CONS: The voicing possibilities aren't in line with today's conventions of a characteristic clarinet sound. I find it tends to produce an unfocused, vaguely covered, and somewhat buzzy sound with most reeds on most clarinets.

OVERALL: A decent MP to get started with, but the Ridenour Encore and Fobes Debut are better. Seems to play best with Vandoren Traditional reeds.

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