Anybody ever see a rosewood mouthpiece

stevethemusicman

Hi All,

As I posted in another section I just bought a patricola rosewood clarinet. It would be so cool if I can find a rosewood mouthpiece for the new one.

Has anyone heard of wood ones (other than the Pomorico's).

Thanks,
Steve
 
Wood Mouthpiece

Gandalfe said:
It'd be expensive and I'm guessing you'd have to worry about cracking. I'm just sayin'...
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Agreed. That's the chance I'll take with it very much like the chance of my Crystal mouthpiece chipping (Yes, I chipped one and my dentist fixed it for me).

One thing I heard is that you must oil it with Walnut or Almound oil on a regular basis so the wood doesn't dry out.

Steve
 
Oiling the mouthpiece

I hear that the trick is to only oil the inside of the Mouthpiece. That's where it will soak up the oil and not change the color of the wood.

Steve
 
I interviewed Peter Ponzol awhile ago. He doesn't like the idea of wood for mouthpieces (or saxophone necks).

I have a wooden mouthpiece on the shelf. I think I used it once or twice. I like my Selmer C85 better.

However, if you're looking for just the visual, it'd be pretty.
 
It's a for the eyes only deal. I suppose if you got a "light enough" one (color), oiling wouldn't do too much to make it that dark, and you'd still get the effects, but I wouldn't spend all that money on a MP that can crack and that requires so much extra care.
If you're willing to have it as a "special occasion" MP, alright I guess, but I wouldn't get one. Just my little non-visual 2 cents.
 
PrincessJ said:
It's a for the eyes only deal. I suppose if you got a "light enough" one (color), oiling wouldn't do too much to make it that dark, and you'd still get the effects, but I wouldn't spend all that money on a MP that can crack and that requires so much extra care.
If you're willing to have it as a "special occasion" MP, alright I guess, but I wouldn't get one. Just my little non-visual 2 cents.
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I agree, I like the crystal moutpieces but I only have the one that was made 30 years ago (an O'brien made for Fossemkemper) and havent found a backup. Well that isn't quite true. I found a Ruyon Clear plastic one that works. They are going to reface it to match the Fossemkemper. I also have a Pomorico that I'm going to have refaced to the Fossemkemper as soon as I get the replacement Runyon.

You might think I'm crazy but it just doesn't look good having a black mouthpiece on a rosewood clarinet :).

Call me crazy if you wish.

Steve
 
by the way Zinner makes mpcs from Cocoswood. which is a much denser wood than rosewood and less prone to fast warpage. It is though, lighter in color and may make a good match.

I have a few prototype barrels from cocoswood and I really like them, as compared to my prototypes from rosewood.

but finding a US reselling is another story
http://www.hans-zinner.de/html/bb-clarinet.html
 
SteveSklar said:
by the way Zinner makes mpcs from Cocoswood. which is a much denser wood than rosewood and less prone to fast warpage. It is though, lighter in color and may make a good match.

I have a few prototype barrels from cocoswood and I really like them, as compared to my prototypes from rosewood.

but finding a US reselling is another story
http://www.hans-zinner.de/html/bb-clarinet.html
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Thanks so much. I just sent an email to them asking about their mouthpieces.

Steve
 
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