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Re: Syos clarinet mouthpieces

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2020-07-05 19:50

Syos does now have a number of retail distributors, including some in the US. Their company team boasts a Ph.D in acoustics and a Ph.D in cognitive science, as well as a webmaster and some product designers, but what appears to be missing is a classically trained clarinetist and a technician with a track record of successfully hand-finishing mouthpieces. They should bring someone like that onboard who understands why classical players need equipment that facilitates light, rapid, crisp articulation and smooth pianissimo entrances. Classical players could relay their desires to that technician to get a more suitable product. Jazz players normally don't need those qualities; they seldom have to play the scherzo to Midsummer Night's Dream and match the articulation of the flutes and strings in an orchestra. Jazz players swim in different waters. Of course if you swim in both waters, you need very versatile equipment.

Within limits, structuring your own sound is well and good, but you've also got to play the music in the intended style and match the characteristic style of the other players. An experienced mouthpiece tech knows exactly how to alter and finish a mouthpiece to help the player meet the actual demands of the music rather than just flattering the player into creating a personal sound. Too much attention to personal sound can imprison a player in a bubble of narcissism rather than promote professional competence and musicianship.

Post Edited (2020-07-05 19:59)

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