Author: TomS
Date: 2014-05-24 20:17
Pick out one (using material that you are currently working on and/or playing) that is in the ballpark, in terms of facing, with what you use now. There must be something you like about what you are currently playing, so don't make a radical change at once. Purchase the MP and give it a month, especially in ensemble playing and in several different acoustical spaces. If you don't like it, usually most MPs can be sold ... I've unloaded quite a few that didn't work out or that I outgrew.
I've bought MPs based on just a few minutes of playing, took them home, and practiced with them. Seemed very good. When I got my 1st opportunity to play in an ensemble, sometimes found that the MP just didn't feel right ... couldn't get into the sound ... didn't blend or didn't project. Tried again next day. Back to the drawing board.
Sometimes, something that sounds good, feels good at home or the practice room is a real disappointment in ensemble playing.
If you are using an M13 and and are placed next to a guy that's half your age, twice as big, comes from the Mac Truck school of clarinet playing with #2 reed on a 5JB, unless the conductor diplomatically intervenes, Houston, you have a problem! (this is a true circumstance)
Same thing goes for reeds ... I've discovered, for example, in one of two community bands that I play in, the orange box Ricos and Mitchell Lurie have a nice presence and center (sometimes a bit nasal) that blends well. Woodwind quintet: Vandoren V12s. Other (outdoor) community band: Legere. Church gig: blue box VD. You neighborhood musicians tuning/timbre/dynamics and the average pitch/timbre of the ensemble makes a difference ...
My usual rambling post ... sorry.
Tom
Post Edited (2014-05-24 20:20)
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