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RE: brilhart ebolin MPCs

Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-02-21 15:44

John,
I was speaking Grinchedly of the 1970s, during which decade I was in high school and college. Most of the Brilharts I saw then(mainly of the white plastic Ebolin variety) seemed to be used by casual players, marchers, and "users of school-owned instruments". I don't think I ever saw a 'serious' classical or jazz sax player among my peers or acquaintances actually use a Brilhart for their 'serious' playing. I used one myself on tenor sax for marching in college --- it was OK, but nothing special. Pretty much the same with the Brilhart clarinet mouthpieces.
I don't know if current players in the 'vintage' style (a la Shaw, Parker, whatever) like Brilharts, but hardly any players in the more modern styles of jazz use them, with the possible exception of the metal Level-Aires. Again, all this babble is just my dim memories of personal observations from the distant past. Your mileage may vary.

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