Well, it had to happen. While putting my clarinet together last night at orchestra rehearsal, a slip and boom! One shattered Vandoren mouthpiece. I guess, once every 20 years, it happens, but it still hurts. And, to top it off, I can't read the size off the old one, so I am trying to guess if it was an H**, B*, 5RYlyre, or what. Not a good thing to be guessing on, so close to concert time.
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Re: A tradegy
Thu, February 24, 2005 - 5:29 PMCan you visit any stores that sell
mouthpieces (that let you try
them out)?
If you've had the mouthpiece for
20 years, maybe you will have
changed your emboucher during
that time, or (worse) adapted it
to fit the limitations of your
mouthpiece?
If so, you might enjoy picking one
fresh, without preconceived notions
of which one is "right"?
Even if you settle on exactly the
same one, you'll know for sure
that you've got the right one.
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Re: A tradegy
Tue, March 1, 2005 - 9:20 AMthanks Elaine. Yeah, I tried calling around and none of the remaining local stores had my old model in stock. I finally traveled out to San Ramon and tried a couple, deciding on the B45. I used it in college, a little more open, but might be a nice change.
I can get mouthpieces on line cheaper ($59 compared to the $92 I paid) but you can't try them out, or you have to pay for them in advance, there is a restocking and cleaning fee, and all that shipping. Sometimes, you just want it now!
Wish me luck on the B45- I'm going to put it to the test tonight in rehearsal.
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Re: A tradegy
Wed, April 6, 2005 - 12:23 PM
Katband-- how did that go, with the B45? That reminds me of the time mine took a tumble mouthpiece first. I had a gig an hour later-- fortunately a nearby store had a mpc in stock that sounded OK (not that a mpc is gonna make me a better player. ;-)
