Yes all of these things go into clarinet playing. Also remember that there are large clarinets from BBb all the way to the tiny Ab clarinet. Each clarinet has...
Is the standard Yamaha mouthpiece hard rubber...ie something I could work on as a blank? What would you suggest as a easily obtained , reasonably priced...
They seem to be a mixture of ground up hard rubber and plastic. I've refaced a couple of these. The chamber design is fairly conservative. The soprano...
... I re-layed one that had a broken tip. It was easy to work on and the dust was a blue/grey colour.The owner says it is his favourite MPC even though I sold...
The "standard" Yamaha mouthpieces are made of a hard composite material. They also make the mouthpiece in ebonite (hard rubber) with the same facings but...
Hello all, I play Tenor but also own an alto, a '56 MKVI. I rarely play it since the only mpce I had , Dukoff 7*, broke down. Since I buy and sell horns I've...
It is normal for the smaller saxes to play best with a firmer embouchure than the larger saxes. One indication of these embouchures are the pitch...
I agree with much of what Keith says. the facing schedule, tip opening and reed are big factors regardless of the single reed instrument. However, I share...
Nice post Mike. I think not going large on alto is the more conventional approach and should not be abandoned without giving it a fair shake.  Mojo...
Ted, have you measured that Meyer to determine the curve, and tip opening? If so, would you be willing to post those measurements here? Thanks, Doug ... From:...
Wow this really sucks. I wrote responses 2x and the pop-up from Yahoo asking about sharing/ rich text option comes up, I make my choice and preview my message,...
I have no control over Yahoo issues (that I know of). I have not experienced what you are describing. Are you responding via Email or via the group site? ...
In searching for an answer before posting I came across some discussions concerning undercutting a blunt floor at the base of the U -- take Guardalas as an...
I do this as a routine part of a refacing job on all mouthpieces. I do not do many classical mouthpiece. That is the case where I might be concerned with...
I experimented to some extent with altering the "U" or Ramp area on various mouthpieces, to the extent of even filling in the curved "U" window completely,...
I'm going to add a technician directory to one of my web sites...if you are in the business FULL time (and want to be listed), please send me the following: ...
In terms of freeing up the blowing--another area to consider in some mpc designs is the point where the chamber turns into the throat. If you have a look up...
Pretty straight forward. I want to open a very closed piece to what feels most comfortable to me. How do you open up a piece? Also, for interests sake, how do...
I know this is a more (and by more I mean very) ignorant post, but I'll wing it. ;) I have a Selmer Goldentone plastic mouthpiece I practiced for my first...
With some trepidation, I rounded off the edge of the "U" on my Ponzol M1 tenor piece. Definitely more free-blowing, glad I did it. Either that or my reeds just...
Barry, I did something similar the vandoren java I had mentioned and found it made an immediate improvement and it did not change the pitch. I did not remove...
From jimmitch >>>You need a good refacing kit .Check the links for them.If you are not going to measure then you will need to play test many times as you are...
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