Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2022-03-30 09:19
Sound quality surely comes first. A lot of players mix up dark and warm. It is of my opinion that dark sounds don't project, warm and bright sounds do. I know of a player who auditioned for a major orchestra, was in the finals, but lost. His sound was not warm as he thought. It was dark and dead. He lost the job because the orchestra couldn't hear him play. Up close, just a few feet away he had the most beautiful sound, but we were fooled by no overtones. Overtones are needed for projection. The worst mouthpiece I feel was the Zinner/Backun. I'm glad they aren't around much anymore, except on the used market.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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