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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-08-05 00:52
I was just doing some daydreaming and thinking at work today and I just started to wonder what would happen...
I know some makers have made wooden mouthpieces. Greg Smith and Pomarico come to mind off the top of my head. And I know some people have thought that this would make for a more natural sound than hard rubber (but let's not get hung up on opinions of mouthpieces, sounds different materials make, etc. please...not for THIS discussion)
I was wondering, in theory, a greenline clarinet's composition should be a great warp-proof and keep stable dimensions. No swelling of the wood, no oiling, dehydrated wood, non of the cracking, etc. etc.
So could a mouthpiece made out of the greenline material be a GREAT idea? Buffet, are you listening and willing to try it? I'm thinking it'd have the stability and ability to resist warping and wear that rubber mouthpieces have, yet the material can STILL be modified and adjusted and faced. It'd be harder to, but it CAN be done. And once you find something you like, it should virtually never change. And hopefully will be a little less shatterproof than crystal.
Just what I was pondering lately.
Alexi
Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!
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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2011-08-05 01:02
I would think that the greenline material would be more difficult to machine/finish due to it's non-uniform composition. I'm sure rough work wouldn't be a problem but it might be very difficult to get a fine finish on the facing of a mouthpiece made of this material.
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Author: Chris Hill
Date: 2011-08-05 03:52
If they were willing to give me a piece of the Greenline material, I'd be happy to try making some mouthpieces out of it.
Chris Hill
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Author: skygardener
Date: 2011-08-05 09:36
ESM has some mouthpieces made with a wood composite material like the green line.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-08-05 11:28
I wouldn't hold out much hope on the tip rail staying put.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2011-08-05 13:23
There would probably be health considerations.......
Bob Draznik
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Author: TianL
Date: 2011-08-05 16:41
the thing is, buffet doesn't want to spend the money and the effort to make good mouthpieces.. so they will probably just stick to plastic.
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2011-08-05 17:33
Buffet don't make mouthpieces.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2011-08-05 17:56
Pigs would fly.
Dogs and cats would live together.
The world economic situation would improve dramatically.
Refacers would adapt.
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2011-08-05 19:07
If they made greenline mouthpieces, we would have dimensionally stable, low-quality mouthpieces with crappy facings and tenons which break at the slightest touch.
“Everyone discovers their own way of destroying themselves, and some people choose the clarinet.” Kalman Opperman, 1919-2010
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