What information is important when I'm looking for a new mouthpiece to get a particular sound?
To ask for a recommendation, we need to know what mouthpiece are you playing on now, and how do you want your sound to be different from that one?
I want to better understand some commonly used, but not often defined, terms like fat, round, core, spread, colorful.
FAT: A full-bodied sound that has a sense of width to it and does not sound nasal or whiny.
CORE: A feeling of a big center and thickness to the sound. As opposed to a diffuse sound that does not give a sense of weight or thickness.
SPREAD: A sound projecting a sense of width that envelopes a listener instead of penetrating them.
COLORFUL: As opposed to black and white or grey. One may even get an inner sense of color while a colorful sound is being produced, as opposed to a colorless sound that does not produce an inner sense.
ROUND: More the Otto Link school of sound. As opposed to the modern high baffle ‘smooth’ Jazz sound.
What size Enlightened Ligature should I purchase?
We provide a chart for which ligature fits mouthpieces by instrument type and brand. You can open the Sizing Chart directly or from the bottom of the Enlightened Ligature description page.
What future models can I expect?
We will continue to expand our models into more instruments. A few models that are in deveopment now are:
- GAIA Soprano Metal
- DURGA Soprano Metal and Hard Rubber
- AMBIKA Alto Hard Rubber
- DATTA and BRAHMA Alto Hard Rubber and Metal
- Gerald Albright Signature Line
