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Author: sinkdraiN
Date: 2009-03-09 15:11
In the saxophone world you have the Meyer for Alto and the Otto Link for tenor...
Is there a clarinet mouthpiece that could be called the industry standard?
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2009-03-09 16:13
Not so fast....which Otto Link? Florida?
What about Berg Larsen....and then, which model of them?
The only thing "standard" is the socket fitting, and even those vary a bit.
'Tain't no such animal
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Author: Chris J
Date: 2009-03-09 17:18
Interesting thought
If just down to make, then industry standard does seem to be a link tenor and meyer alto. Certainly if you look at the hand made mouthpiece makers, many with claim that they have modelled it on an old link for tenor, or old meyer for alto.
And the extension of that would be that the handmade clarinet mouthpiece makers often model mouthpieces on old Chedeville or Kaspar.
But it would be hard to say they are industry standards like the links and meyers that are still produced.
So if industry standard was the single most common mouthpiece make being used, perhaps Selmer mouthpieces or Vandoren?
If indeed that was a reasonable definition of industry standard, it would be interesting to see what the answer would be in each of the professional / intermediate / student groups
Chris
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Author: sinkdraiN
Date: 2009-03-09 17:28
When sax players compare mouthpieces they speak in terms of "meyer" and "links." The comparisons just never go away...those mouthpieces continue to spawn new variations almost monthly.
I was trying to think of what clarinet mouthpiece comes closest to that. All I can think of is Kasper or Chedeville...but my knowledge of clarinet mouthpieces is quite small.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-03-09 18:03
I like Lawtons on all saxes. The Selmer C* seems to be an industry standard too.
As I've seen so many UK clarinet players of varying abilities using Vandoren B45 mouthpieces, maybe that could be an industry standard due to their popularity in a certain region, though not 'the' industry standard across the board.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-03-09 23:52
NO! There are a great many really good mouthpieces on the market today and to much trash as well. Everyone thinks they can make a great mouthpiece but some do. ESP www.peabody.jhu.edu/457
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Author: ww.player
Date: 2009-03-10 00:20
Perhaps for jazz in the 50's and 60's, Meyers and Links were the most popular mouthpiece, but they were far from everyone's favorite. In the same way, I agree with Chris and sinkdraiN, Chedevilles and Kaspars were the most popular clarinet pieces then.
Modern jazz styles have all but passed these "traditional" jazz mouthpieces by as players are expected to play much louder and brighter. While classical music has also gotten louder and brighter (thanks mostly to symphonic brass sections like Chicago), it hasn't changed so much that Chedevilles or Kaspars can't be used.
BTW, I am not a fan of some of the modern symphonic clarinet players' sounds, which can be piercing, thin, bright, and brittle. But, I also don't enjoy hearing saxes play swing sounding like a chainsaw on a Dukoff or Guardala. But, that's just me.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2009-03-10 00:53
ww.player said, BTW, I am not a fan of some of the modern symphonic clarinet players' sounds, which can be piercing, thin, bright, and brittle. I don't know who you're listening too but that's pretty much the opposite from what I hear today. The modern symphony players in the USA sound fuller, darker, richer and more focused than at any time in recorded history. Of course there are several exceptions, I don't like them either. Your listening to the wrong orchestra's. ESP
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2009-03-10 01:09
If we are talking about "standard" to also mean "most popular" or "most commonly sold/used". I would say that Vandoren is by far the "standard" for clarinetists in the North America, Europe and Asia. I would agree with Chris P that C* is the "standard" for classical saxophone players in North America, too.
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