Klarinet Archive - Posting 000258.txt from 1995/09

From: "Chan, Jeff" <jeff.chan@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: GiGi Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 12:33:00 -0400

on Mon, Sep 11, 1995, Fred Jacobowitz wrote to the Klarinet Network:

>For what it's worth, the Pomarico G.G. mouthpiece was designed for,
>and named after Ephriam Gigi, an erstwhile New York freelancer and
>now conductor of the Panama Symphony Orchestra (and formerly
>conductor of the Vermont Symphony and Dartmouth College Symphony). As
>far as I know, Pomarico is still in business and producing them.
>Check with Weiner Music in New York. I think they still carry it in
>their catalogue.

I have two GG crystal mouthpieces that I bought in the '60s (note:
they are marked "GG", not GiGi or G.G.), both +1 facings (although the
length of the lay is different on each), and marked "Made in Italy".

I don't know if the Pomarico crystal mouthpiece is the same animal. I
have never tried them, but if one looks at a photograph of one of
them, such as in the advertisements in The Clarinet magazine, one will
notice that they are marked "Pomarico", not "GG". They are, however,
also made in Italy.

The catalog facings listings for these mouthpieces (both Weiner and
International) include -1, 0, 1 (not +1, admittedly a small matter).

I don't know if this clears up anything, or simply muddies the waters.
(I personally don't think that the GG mouthpiece is still being
manufactured.)

Jeff Chan (Jeff.Chan@-----.com)