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Re: clarinet mouthpiece for beginners

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2023-02-28 17:44

Hi Ofer,

I wondered if I could also say - a lot of people associated "beginner" with children, but if you are an adult with the money to spend, then I think it's really worth spending it on a good mouthpiece.

I'm not exactly sure, but I think there is something about the physics of how air moves inside the mouthpiece. I think that if the mp is made the right way on the inside, then it channels the air so that it flows in a smooth straight cylinder down into the clarinet (like water coming our of a really nicely made kitchen tap). Then the resistance is reduced to almost nothing and it makes the instrument really easy to blow.

With my Hite mp, I have to blow really hard and the sound comes out like as scattergun. Conversely, with the Fobes 10k I feel as though the air shoots straight down the clarinet in a smooth column. I have this sense that it comes out of the end still in a smooth column. I feel as though I could point my clarinet at the opposite wall of my room and hit the bulls eye of a dartboard first time, every time.

I have no idea if this is right, but it's how it feels to me when I play.

Jennifer

Adult learner, Grade 3
Equipment: Yamaha Custom CX Bb, Fobes 10K CF mp,
Legere Soprano Sax American Cut #2, Vandoren Optimum German Lig.

Post Edited (2023-02-28 20:50)

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