Comparison sound without and with mouthpiece
Tagged: melodica, mouthpiece, sound
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jazzman1945.
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- March 14, 2017 at 8:17 pm #8385
jazzman1945
ParticipantIn search of my own sound, I focus on the maximum approximation to the human voice, like a saxophone or a trumpet. Different configurations of the mouthpiece affect the brightness of quasi talking articulation , which is clearly audible and visible: :
Hohner 32 without&with mouthpieceHence the natural conclusion that tubes of different configurations should also influence sound, although to a lesser extent. Now I think I made a mistake when played Hohner st 32 without mouthpiece . A tube with attached nosepiece completely unsuitable for this purpose.
March 15, 2017 at 9:52 am #8386Quetscher
ParticipantIt’s a very interesting question how much different mouthpieces influence the sound of the melodica – at least interesting enough to do some experiments…
I took my Labourdette and recorded a short melody using the following mouthpieces:
1. No mouthpiece
2. Labourdette clarinet-style mouthpiece
3. Suzuki MP-141 mouthpiece
4. Suzuki Andes MP-151 mouthpiece
5. Suzuki tube MP-113While blowing into the mouthpieces keeping them tightly closed (without losing air at the side) I certainly could hear differences during the recording – and so I was quite surprised when I listened to the track afterwards and didn’t notice ANY difference at all. I strongly suspect that hearing these differences is a personal impression depending on the position of the melodica while playing with mouthpieces of different lengths and depending on how much I like certain mouthpieces at all.
But does that mean that we need different mouthpieces only for our convenience? I continued with my experiment and recorded a second track with a more open position of my lips so that some air could flow out at the side; and suddenly the differences were clearly audible, the more air I let flow at the side the more pronounced the differences became, up to nearly whistlings sounds…
And if now I would do what you did, Jazzman, and nearly talk into the instrument while playing the differences would be even bigger from mouthpiece to mouthpiece!
Here’s the recordings:
March 15, 2017 at 10:17 am #8387jazzman1945
ParticipantBut does that mean that we need different mouthpieces only for our convenience
Why not? Any saxophonist has a set of different mouthpieces for different sounds.
March 15, 2017 at 11:07 am #8389Quetscher
ParticipantYes, I agree with that completely!
March 15, 2017 at 5:43 pm #8407jazzman1945
ParticipantComparison – Hammond 44 , Suzuki 37 Pro
Hammond 44:
1. Without mouthpiece
2. With hard tube
3. With short mouthpieceSuzuki 37 Pro:
1.Without mouthpiece
2.With short mouthpiece
3.With a slightly longer mouthpiece - AuthorPosts
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