Author: Exiawolf
Date: 2016-12-01 07:59
Dear Bboard members,
Recently I've been trying a Grabner G13 to possibly replace my B40 Lyre, and it has been a sore on my mind for the past week as I can't fully decide between the two. And there's one underlying factor that's causing my unease, and that is distance.
I've had multiple listeners compare the two mouthpieces for me in different spaces on different excerpts and such, and here's what I've been told:
The Grabner sounds warm, smooth, clear, and "chocolatey" (whatever that means to you) in music halls and from a distance. However, when in close proximity they described it as sounding reedy and forced, yet still with a fullness.
The B40 Lyre on the other hand they said sounds notably smoother up close, however they said it didn't sound as good as the Grabner in the hall. It was still pleasant sounding, but was not as good.
This disparity in sound compared to distance is driving me nuts, and I've heard it mentioned on here a few times that a reedy sound can translate to a beautiful sound in the hall, however I've also been told contrary by teachers saying that if it sounds bad up close it'll sound bad far away too.
What's your opinion on this notion of sound vs distance?
(Lastly, I know some are going to say if the Grabner sounds better in the hall, why not just go for it? The problem I find is that most of auditions I currently take are in close proximity with the committee and are sometimes in rather small rooms.)
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