Mouthpiece Work / Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection Book Review
FROM: kwbradbury (Keith Bradbury <kwbradbury@...>)
SUBJECT: Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection Book Review
There is a fairly new book out called "Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection" by Robert Scarff. There is so little published on the subject I decided to grab one and review it for y'all. First of all it is a small spiral bound book that is of good printing quality. It is about 5.5" wide x 8.5" tall with 95 pages. Bob's writing style is humorous and entertaining and I tend to agree with almost everything he says. His advice is very good and this book is nice contribution. Most or all of what is in it can be gleaned from spending a lot of time on the Sax web forums, like many of us have. I could have really used this book even just 3 years ago. The 95 pages is not all meat. There is a lot of fluff that is sax related. There is Larry Teal's reed adjustment procedure and chart (reprinted by permission). There is a jokes section, miscellaneous sax tips, tip opening charts (same ones we've seen, with the same errors), and pages for taking notes. I counted 20 pages that actually have to do with mouthpieces, and some of them were half pages with some a reflective quotation taking up the other half of the page. These are really good pages, but I want all of you to know how much material is actually in this book. He talks about all the factors you would want him to talk about. This includes getting a sound concept, understanding long and short facings, open and closed tips, round chambers and high baffles. He talks about what refacing can do for you, but does not get into it. The price is $22.95 + 3.95 s/h. He only accepts a MO sent to his San Diego address. It seems a little pricey for what you get, but I'm sure it is what he needs to do to cover his costs and make a buck too. We are a niche market. I have included a link to his book web site in the Mouthpiece Works Links area under "Literature, Info" at the end of the list. Here it is too: http://members.cox.net/bobscarff/
FROM: tmugwump (Thaddeus Mugwump)
SUBJECT: Re: Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection Book Review
Keith: I'm a professional writer/photographer. Keep that in mind when time comes for you to produce your own book, or if this forum collaborates on such a task. I'd be happy to produce the photos at cost and edit for free. The things which have been contributed in this forum and other SOTW forums is staggering. Mike Fulton "Keith Bradbury <kwbradbury@...>" <kwbradbury@...> wrote:There is a fairly new book out called "Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection" by Robert Scarff. There is so little published on the subject I decided to grab one and review it for y'all. First of all it is a small spiral bound book that is of good printing quality. It is about 5.5" wide x 8.5" tall with 95 pages. Bob's writing style is humorous and entertaining and I tend to agree with almost everything he says. His advice is very good and this book is nice contribution. Most or all of what is in it can be gleaned from spending a lot of time on the Sax web forums, like many of us have. I could have really used this book even just 3 years ago. The 95 pages is not all meat. There is a lot of fluff that is sax related. There is Larry Teal's reed adjustment procedure and chart (reprinted by permission). There is a jokes section, miscellaneous sax tips, tip opening charts (same ones we've seen, with the same errors), and pages for taking notes. I counted 20 pages that actually have to do with mouthpieces, and some of them were half pages with some a reflective quotation taking up the other half of the page. These are really good pages, but I want all of you to know how much material is actually in this book. He talks about all the factors you would want him to talk about. This includes getting a sound concept, understanding long and short facings, open and closed tips, round chambers and high baffles. He talks about what refacing can do for you, but does not get into it. The price is $22.95 + 3.95 s/h. He only accepts a MO sent to his San Diego address. It seems a little pricey for what you get, but I'm sure it is what he needs to do to cover his costs and make a buck too. We are a niche market. I have included a link to his book web site in the Mouthpiece Works Links area under "Literature, Info" at the end of the list. Here it is too: http://members.cox.net/bobscarff/ Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT Got a Mouthpiece Work question? Send it to MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com Visit the site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork to see the Files, Photos and Bookmarks relating to Mouthpiece Work. To see and modify your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. K
FROM: mikeruhl (Mike Ruhl)
SUBJECT: Re: Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection Book Review
Now there's a thought... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thaddeus Mugwump" <tmugwump@...> To: <MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection Book Review > > Keith: > I'm a professional writer/photographer. Keep that in mind when time comes for you to produce your own book, or if this forum collaborates on such a task. I'd be happy to produce the photos at cost and edit for free. > The things which have been contributed in this forum and other SOTW forums is staggering. > Mike Fulton > "Keith Bradbury <kwbradbury@...>" <kwbradbury@...> wrote:There is a fairly new book out called "Woodwind Mouthpiece Selection" > by Robert Scarff. There is so little published on the subject I > decided to grab one and review it for y'all. > > First of all it is a small spiral bound book that is of good printing > quality. It is about 5.5" wide x 8.5" tall with 95 pages. Bob's > writing style is humorous and entertaining and I tend to agree with > almost everything he says. His advice is very good and this book is > nice contribution. Most or all of what is in it can be gleaned from > spending a lot of time on the Sax web forums, like many of us have. > I could have really used this book even just 3 years ago. > > The 95 pages is not all meat. There is a lot of fluff that is sax > related. There is Larry Teal's reed adjustment procedure and chart > (reprinted by permission). There is a jokes section, miscellaneous > sax tips, tip opening charts (same ones we've seen, with the same > errors), and pages for taking notes. I counted 20 pages that > actually have to do with mouthpieces, and some of them were half > pages with some a reflective quotation taking up the other half of > the page. These are really good pages, but I want all of you to > know how much material is actually in this book. > > He talks about all the factors you would want him to talk about. > This includes getting a sound concept, understanding long and short > facings, open and closed tips, round chambers and high baffles. He > talks about what refacing can do for you, but does not get into it. > > The price is $22.95 + 3.95 s/h. He only accepts a MO sent to his San > Diego address. It seems a little pricey for what you get, but I'm > sure it is what he needs to do to cover his costs and make a buck > too. We are a niche market. I have included a link to his book web > site in the Mouthpiece Works Links area under "Literature, Info" at > the end of the list. Here it is too: > > http://members.cox.net/bobscarff/ > > > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT > > Got a Mouthpiece Work question? Send it to MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com > > Visit the site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork to see the Files, Photos and Bookmarks relating to Mouthpiece Work. > > To see and modify your groups, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > K > > > >