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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-02-16 19:49
i'm looking to see which mouthpiece will give me a loud shrill sound. my B45 is good, but need something louder. which would be better then, metal or crystal? or if there is a better meterial? also wondering for those who are marching bands, anyone going on the MACBDA tour next year?
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Author: sweetiepie
Date: 2004-02-16 23:21
Metal is much easier to project with, but if you're looking for something more cost-effective, go for a hard rubber mouthpiece like a meyer CMR10M designed especially for jazz clarinetists. I used to have a crystal mouthpiece, I didn't notice much of a difference in the volume of sound. I quit using it because it grossed me out to see my spit going through it...
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Author: sweetiepie
Date: 2004-02-16 23:24
Just realized you might not be a clarinet player... sorry. But I played alto sax in jazz ensembles at my college and I use a meyer mouthpiece. I wanted a metal one, they are a little better, but the meyer one was much cheaper and is pretty good. But if you have a bunch of money to burn, go for the metal.
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Author: Theboy_2
Date: 2004-02-17 01:28
yes, i meant on my clarinet. sorry.
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Author: musichick
Date: 2004-02-18 01:06
how are the cloth/fabric ligatures (sp?) compaired to the metal ones? I dont know much about clarinet, sorry if thats a basic question
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Author: richard
Date: 2004-02-19 02:52
I have B40 , 5RV and M15 mouthpieces for my clarinets, but do not have a B45. From my experience and comparison in the past, the 5RV produces the loudest sound when using the same reed and ligature on the same clarinet.
Usually a metal ligature produces louder sound than the "fibre or cloth" ligature.
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