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Hi all --
in one of the threads, Swampcabbage suggested that we should have a "Mouthpiece Museum".
I think this is a great idea so I jumped into action. I purchased the domain name
www.mouthpiecemuseum.com
(not active yet) plus hosting (10GB of storage, 1GB file transfer at any moment and unlimited email support). I chose eclipsehosting.com as host because I have great experience with them (zero downtime of my other websites over a 5 year period -- hard to beat!). I already paid for the first year of hosting so I don't have excuses not to get started
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So here is my idea, which is up for discussion, of course:
The "Mouthpiece Museum" will have information and pictures on all sorts of saxophone mouthpieces, sorted by manufacturer and saxophone type. It is intended as an educational and research tool to study and see different mpc designs, materials used, etc. The web site will feature information on historic and present-day mouthpieces and have pictures (hopefully hundreds!) that show the shape of each mouthpiece, baffle types, tips, rails, etc ... as detailed as possible. In addition, it will have measurements and a description of the sound, possibly with sound clips, and info on what famous players used these mouthpieces. The mouthpiece museum will be a non-profit web site with community interaction, but it will have no forum/board because nothing can beat our trusty SOTW. It will not be a platform to sell/trade mouthpieces.
As you can imagine, I will not be able to gather all the information on my own, so your support is needed!! However, I will organize our efforts and post everything on that web site in a nice design. You will be able to send me pictures, info, etc, to a dedicated email address ([email protected]).
So if you trust that I can pull it off, let's start the discussion how you envision such a "Mouthpiece Museum"!
Cheers,
Gig
in one of the threads, Swampcabbage suggested that we should have a "Mouthpiece Museum".
I think this is a great idea so I jumped into action. I purchased the domain name
www.mouthpiecemuseum.com
(not active yet) plus hosting (10GB of storage, 1GB file transfer at any moment and unlimited email support). I chose eclipsehosting.com as host because I have great experience with them (zero downtime of my other websites over a 5 year period -- hard to beat!). I already paid for the first year of hosting so I don't have excuses not to get started
So here is my idea, which is up for discussion, of course:
The "Mouthpiece Museum" will have information and pictures on all sorts of saxophone mouthpieces, sorted by manufacturer and saxophone type. It is intended as an educational and research tool to study and see different mpc designs, materials used, etc. The web site will feature information on historic and present-day mouthpieces and have pictures (hopefully hundreds!) that show the shape of each mouthpiece, baffle types, tips, rails, etc ... as detailed as possible. In addition, it will have measurements and a description of the sound, possibly with sound clips, and info on what famous players used these mouthpieces. The mouthpiece museum will be a non-profit web site with community interaction, but it will have no forum/board because nothing can beat our trusty SOTW. It will not be a platform to sell/trade mouthpieces.
As you can imagine, I will not be able to gather all the information on my own, so your support is needed!! However, I will organize our efforts and post everything on that web site in a nice design. You will be able to send me pictures, info, etc, to a dedicated email address ([email protected]).
So if you trust that I can pull it off, let's start the discussion how you envision such a "Mouthpiece Museum"!
Cheers,
Gig