Klarinet Archive - Posting 000808.txt from 2002/10

From: Jack Dannenberg <jdannenberg3@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:44:11 -0500

I am curious how you like the mouthpiece with an Opperman facing while the
reed is still working. I have always wanted to try an Opperman mouthpiece.
Let me know if you ever want to sell it.
Jack Dannenberg
----- Original Message -----
From: "WILLIAM SEMPLE" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces

> 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>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 4:51 PM
> 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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