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Author: donald
Date: 2006-02-02 05:14
i have just play tested the Genusa GE*S mouthpiece that came with a Forte clarinet (it is stamped "I.N. Genusa" and "Forte" on the front).
At first i was slightly disapointed to see that it was a machined facing, but knowing that Ben Redwine and i are in concordance regarding ideal facings for student mouthpieces.... i still had some hope that it would be more playable than the stock rubbish that my students get with their Bundys etc....
Well, it's a very fine mouthpiece- i found the facing to be excellent. As i have done a good deal of mouthpiece refacing i have a well thought out series of playing tests, and this mouthpiece passed them all well. While i didn't have much hope for overal tone given the look of the mouthpiece blank it really sounded fine. There was a slight edgyness that seemed to creep in here and there, but as i became used to the mouthpiece this diminished (also, the tip rail width is slightly narrower than i'm used to which can cause a edgy "frying" sound that is more related to reed selection... in my experience).
The intonation compared well to the various mouthpieces from Zinner blanks that i use (at the moment, i'm actually using a Lomax 3). While the tone certainly wasn't quite up there with my "top of the line" mouthpieces, it certainly wasn't hard to make a good sound, and it scored well for general playability (articulation at various dynamics throughout the range etc)
keep playing the good tunes
donald
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Author: John Scorgie
Date: 2006-02-02 06:54
donald --
as a followup to your most informative postings on the Gennusa mpce and the Forte clarinet barrel, would you be so kind as to share your impressions of the Forte clarinet?
thanks
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Author: Bob Phillips
Date: 2006-02-02 16:48
I came so close to settling on a GE* (maybe a GE**, Ben's latest, more open, development). Then, my teacher suggested that I adopt "his" mpc.
Mr. Redwine treated me very well, so I'll be back to his shop again.
Bob Phillips
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Author: donald
Date: 2006-02-02 17:20
i pay a fee for every minute i spend on the internet, and much has already been written about the Forte clarinet.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2006-02-02 18:36
Hey Donald,
I assume that you are stating that the Lomax is your "top of the line" mouthpiece. I have yet to try this equipment, but I have nothing but good experiences with my Genusa GE**. For me, thin rails mean quicker response and in this I am rewarded with the best mouthpiece I have had for wide skips or gymnastics in the altissimo register. Ben has said that the proprietary rubber blanks he uses sometimes "set" less than perfectly symetrical. In fact the top of the mouthpiece I wound up taking over the other five I tried looks to be leaning far to the left (as you look down upon it).
I tried a student line at the same time and found it to have all the same playing characteristics. The sound is slightly brighter but not even to the point where you would think you are playing a different level of product.
I guess I REALLY look forward to trying a Lomax given the slant of your comparison. None of us could really have enough mouthpieces now could we?
.................Paul Aviles
P.S. In a few recent posts we seem to collectively calling anything that
........."comes with the clarinet" as a "stock mouthpiece." Further, we seem
.........to imply that a "stock" mouthpiece is inherently inferior to one we hunt
.........down separately. If Brad Behn offered up his Vintage Mouthpieces
.........with every pair of Toscas, would that still be a "stock" mouthpiece?
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Author: corks&pads
Date: 2006-02-04 04:24
My wife studied under "Iggy" and has one of his earlier mouthpieces. It's good to see that Mr. Redwine is keeping them in production.
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