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Re: Higher end plastic/acrylic mouthpieces?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-11-24 13:54

I was using (and still have) a number of ESM MCK-1 mouthpieces that work really well for me. I pointed out in another current thread that I have been rather quick of late to experiment with "new" mouthpieces as an extension of the rather revolutionary path Bas DeJong and his Viotto N-1 for Boehm clarinets sent me on about five years ago.

The upshot (and not the topic.......sorry) is that I am trying to simultaneously optimize for Legere reeds, and make the playing experience as close to the traditional German experience (in terms of effort vs. output) as possible.

Now back to topic.

Think of acrylic as you would a sheet of plexiglass. It is NOT more durable than standard hard rubber (though there are some vulcanized rubber products that are particularly "soft"). But it will not discolor or break down chemically like vulcanized rubber. One citation from ESM is that they prefer the material for being more "sanitary." I'm not entirely sure how they mean that, but I can tell you that acrylic will never smell like an old rubber mouthpiece because the material is really inert.

..............Paul Aviles

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