Mad Duran
09-29-2003, 12:35 AM
I received a silver Gloger neck for my MK VI tenor several months ago. This is my second Gloger neck for my tenor. I picked out a copper copy MK VI neck from Gloger when I was in The Netherlands in summer 2002.
As most of you know, I am the US representative for Gloger products. I was so happy with my copper neck, frankly wasn't looking for anything else. But then this silver neck arrives, in all it's beauty I had to try it.
At first audition, oh yes this plays well too just like my copper Gloger. It seems to be a bit impersonal at first something I wasn't looking for. The response was excellent, just like my copper, maybe the low end was even a little better on the silver, but it seemed not to have the personality of the copper, not the same overtones, perhaps.
As time went on, I would find myself favoring the copper over all. It has been interesting to have two necks to try reeds with. But even after 5 months I have played my copper neck much more in performance.
I'm just starting to appreciate the difference with the silver and copper necks. I think I liked the copper neck because it is closer to the brass neck that came with the horn I've been playing on for 30+ years. I didn't change my mouthpiece or reeds for that matter when I switched from my original neck to the Gloger copper. So the copper neck responses and flexibility has similar resistance, which is very important in my opinion as it relates to sound production. This is probably why I enjoy my copper neck.
But recently I had a situation where I was using a good reed for nearly a month on the copper neck, and finally it's just too soft, but it still had a good sound, and I got lazy, so I switched to my silver neck, and I was back in business with a good sound. The silver neck can hold up beautifully with a softer reed, has the resistance and projection to bring new life to this reed. Not only that but I have an added bonus of use a softer reed and having incredible flexibility and ease of response. I think I play differently because the neck frees up so much more especially in the lower register. I'm finally becoming a real tenor player, not an alto player that happens to play tenor, because of where my main "voice" of my playing has been in the mid to high register.
The reason I mention all this is because I know there are players with resistant issues, that need to get a big projecting sound but have blown out their neck muscles. Well here's your option, Gloger Silver necks, check it out....
mad duran
As most of you know, I am the US representative for Gloger products. I was so happy with my copper neck, frankly wasn't looking for anything else. But then this silver neck arrives, in all it's beauty I had to try it.
At first audition, oh yes this plays well too just like my copper Gloger. It seems to be a bit impersonal at first something I wasn't looking for. The response was excellent, just like my copper, maybe the low end was even a little better on the silver, but it seemed not to have the personality of the copper, not the same overtones, perhaps.
As time went on, I would find myself favoring the copper over all. It has been interesting to have two necks to try reeds with. But even after 5 months I have played my copper neck much more in performance.
I'm just starting to appreciate the difference with the silver and copper necks. I think I liked the copper neck because it is closer to the brass neck that came with the horn I've been playing on for 30+ years. I didn't change my mouthpiece or reeds for that matter when I switched from my original neck to the Gloger copper. So the copper neck responses and flexibility has similar resistance, which is very important in my opinion as it relates to sound production. This is probably why I enjoy my copper neck.
But recently I had a situation where I was using a good reed for nearly a month on the copper neck, and finally it's just too soft, but it still had a good sound, and I got lazy, so I switched to my silver neck, and I was back in business with a good sound. The silver neck can hold up beautifully with a softer reed, has the resistance and projection to bring new life to this reed. Not only that but I have an added bonus of use a softer reed and having incredible flexibility and ease of response. I think I play differently because the neck frees up so much more especially in the lower register. I'm finally becoming a real tenor player, not an alto player that happens to play tenor, because of where my main "voice" of my playing has been in the mid to high register.
The reason I mention all this is because I know there are players with resistant issues, that need to get a big projecting sound but have blown out their neck muscles. Well here's your option, Gloger Silver necks, check it out....
mad duran