Klarinet Archive - Posting 001072.txt from 1998/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Chedville Bb mouthpiece for sale.
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 21:23:45 -0400

On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, Mark Charette wrote:
> 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.

And they are all worth $200-400

Check the curve....even with the same tip opening, being off by even one
100th of a millimeter can affect the performance. Beyond that, Kasper
used different blanks.....a cheaper blank and a very expensive
blank.....there may be variation between the ones you have.

Roger Garrett
IWU

PS......is this the Jay deVries that still plays in Ann Arbor......was
principal in the Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra?

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