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Author: brycon
Date: 2020-02-04 03:15
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@J. J.: I wonder how many of those orchestral winners are using unmodified mouthpieces, and how many are using thoroughly modified/refaced Vandorens.
Anyone have any insight into that?
Most of my friends (who play Vandorens) playing in pretty big orchestras use unmodified ones. Sure, they may have to try out many to find one that really works for them. But for the most part, Vandorens play very well out of the box. I've even had friends complain about their Vandorens getting messed up by craftsmen/refacers.
The nice thing about Vandorens is that, aside from playing well, if they break, you can just get another that plays about the same. They're also easy to recommend to students in this regard. The downside, of course, is that a lot of people sound the same: there is very much a homogenous sound in the U.S. right now (bd5s or b40 lyres it seems). I don't think people need to sound like a player from the middle of the 20th century; teachers and orchestras don't seem to be looking for this approach. But it was nice when, in the middle of the 20th century, there were a lot of different, individual approaches to sound.
Post Edited (2020-02-04 03:16)
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