Klarinet Archive - Posting 001069.txt from 1998/09

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Chedville Bb mouthpiece for sale.
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 21:00:44 -0400

>A bit of trivia.....the Ann Arbor Kaspers are made by the same
individual
>as the Cicero Kaspers......virtually identical.....I have a receipt for
>one made in 1955 that was signed by Kasper with his previous address
being
>listed as Cicero. There are many people who don't feel the mouthpieces
>are as good.....they are incorrect.

And, even then, Kaspars vary incredibly! My teacher, Jay deVries, has a
few. One of them I find very easy to play (and fall in love with :); the
other two are impossible for me. They are all Ann Arbor originals, never
have been refaced, and have the same measured tip opening.
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