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Re: Glass Mouthpieces?

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2015-03-04 18:45

I have been playing crystal (glass) mouthpieces for a couple of decades, on Eb and Bb soprano and alto and bass clarinets, and alto and tenor sax (for 'legit' work only). Nearly all are/have been Pomarico products or their 'stencils' such as GG or Mitchell Lurie Premium.

I'm also a mouthpiece refacer and have worked on nearly all of my own glass mouthpieces along with many others for customers, of brands including O'Brien, Selmer Clarion, Vandoren etc.

I have developed procedures for refacing that makes it not much more work than doing hard rubber mouthpieces. The hardest mouthpieces to work are stainless steel and wood.

I've gotten a few Pomarico crystals that worked well for me right "out of the box", but the majority have needed refacing to suit my needs. As for the other brands mentioned, I have yet to encounter one that played the way I like without any refacing.

With reasonable care glass mouthpieces will last a very long time, and because they don't change dimensionally over time, or wear, they are totally consistent once set up. Breakage is of course a concern but the careful player can prevent that from happening.

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