crystal mouthpeice

realy does it make any scence to have a crystal mouthpeice it wouldnt look nice black instrument and crystal mouthpeice maybe it would but do think so?

say that again?

i think s/he is asking why people use a crystal mpc.

and s/he is also stating that a clear mpc looks funny on a black clarinet.

in general, crystals mpcs provide certain tonal characteristics that hard rubber (ebonite) does not readily produce. such as a "crystal" clear tone and added projection. actually the tone is pretty nice - i've used one on and off for 25 yrs when i need projection - usually in jazz band settings when there is not a microphone for the saxes.

stereotypically a HR mpc will have a darker tone

of course, all mpcs vary to a certain degree - tip opening, etc and it could have facing issues and tonal characteristics vary too.

I think the cystal mpc looks pretty neat on a clarinet myself

They make CRYSTAL mouthpeices???!!! Holy phoo! How much will one of those run you?? That's amazing...

Ha ha, for a music major, I'm rather naive about the clarinet world. Haha.

Pomarico , selmer and others make some.

http://www.pomaricompieces.com/clarinet.html

Yeah I just looked them up after I posted that -- I'm putting that on my wishlist after I get a proffessional model clarinet.

See them on ebay sometimes.
I managed to pick up a pomarico Bb ruby mouthpiece.
Still would like to try one of their cystal jazz mouthpieces.

Just got one of these metal mouthpieces
http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/musicalwheel/ClarinetMPMGBlack8.jpg
for jazz ( joined the uni music society jazz band) and absolutely loving it. Great tone and quite loud.

cheapest ive seen is $50

Pomaricos are crap, in my opinion. I have a Selmer and love it very much. I use crystal (Selmer Crystal, 1 Facing) for soloing and rubber (Bay Artist) for ensemble work. A Selmer will run you around $100 if you get it at WWBW. But, keep in mind that the mouthpiece really depends on the player.

Who actually makes the selmer mouthpiece for selmer?

Huh?

selmer doesn't always make their own products.
I probably should have said do selmer make their own crystal mouthpieces
or do they source them from someone else ?