Klarinet Archive - Posting 000788.txt from 2002/10

From: "WILLIAM SEMPLE" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 19:18:53 -0500

Thanks for this complete response. I get the same production out of a box as
you do.

I have an original Chedeville (Ch. Chedeville marked with a C/C) I recently
got on eBAY (!) with a facing by Operman, but cannot get the V-12s to work
on it. I tried some select Mitchell Luries, which sounded fantastic, but the
benefit was as short lived as the reeds, I eventually gave up and went back
to my 5RV Lyre/V-12 set-up.

I wonder what works on a Chedeville. Mine has about the same tip opening and
face as the M-15.

----- Original Message -----
From: "CBA" <clarinet10001@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces

> Let me preface this next posting with the fact that I use the
> M15 on my Bb/A setup, and I use Clark Fobes's (from the Klarinet
> list here) San Francisco mouthpieces on my C and Eb clarinets...
>
> I use a Vandoren Optimum ligature on my Bb/A setup and my Eb
> setup when I finally got tired of the BG and Rovner ligatures
> popping off when switching from Bb to A and vice versa. I still
> use a BG on my C Clarinet, to give LESS focus to the already
> bright sound.
>
> The reeds I usually use are the V12s, although I am still
> experimenting with the Gonzalez reeds. At first, I found them
> colorless, but VERY stable. I have now gotten a better hang of
> finding the reeds that work for me out of a box of Gonzalez
> reeds, so I am using them also.
>
> 5RV mouthpiece *without* the lyre after it? Doesn't work for me
> at all, and my students that have started with me while using a
> 5RV generally find that they like the M15, M13, and 5RV Lyre
> better if they look for a new mouthpiece. (I only switch them if
> they are having problems producing sound or articulation. Don't
> fix what isn't broken.)
>
> I can usually play on 90% of reeds that come out of a box of
> V12s and Gonzalez, since the M15 is NOT very picky for reeds
> (for me.) On the flip side of that, I usually only PLAY on only
> 30-40% of those reeds that will work for sound, because *I* am
> choosy about the response.
>
> I will be trying out a new mouthpiece myself very soon, as I am
> waiting on the production of Chris Hill's (also from the
> Klarinet list here) new mouthpieces on the NEW Chedeville type
> blanks he and Guy Chadash have jointly developed. They are
> REALLY something special! He can do different facings on them
> (and does) but the usualy facings are medium to closed, unless
> you ask for something else. The prototypes I tried immediately
> caught me offguard for the depth they put in my sound, and I am
> eagerly awaiting the new production models. I'll give an update
> if I switch after trying the new models coming out.
>
> Kelly Abraham
> Woodwinds - New York City
> --- WILLIAM SEMPLE <wsemple@-----.com> wrote:
> > What is the rest of your set-up? reeds, ligature? What is the
> > difference
> > between the M15 and the 5RV for you?
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "CBA" <clarinet10001@-----.com>
> > To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces
> >
> >
> > > I play a M15 and love it. I also like the M13 and the 5RV
> > Lyre
> > > mouthpieces, which are close in dimensions. All three of
> > these
> > > facings help focus my sound the way I like. YMMV
> > >
> > > Kelly Abraham
> > > Woodwinds - New York City
>
>
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