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Re: Glass Mouthpieces?

Author: TomS
Date: 2015-03-04 23:17

The O'Brien Crystals were popular in HS back in the 1960s ... I think because they looked cool! I am sure they varied from "heck to breakfast". More thoughtful and pragmatic players often used a Selmer HS* or Vandoren.

The O'Briens with the "offset bore" might have been a mistake, (according to Elmer Aiello of the Woodwind Company), and they just made this an accidental selling feature of the MP.

In addition, part of the reason for the big sound that these MPs possessed was due to the large chamber and bore ... these MPs were substantially shorter than others to bring the pitch back up to spec.

I suspect that the density of glass probably has the tendency to make the sound brighter, (much like Blackwood is brighter than Cocobolo or hard rubber), but the expansive internal dimensions mellow and enlarge the sound, counteracting the material sound somewhat.

Tom

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