Klarinet Archive - Posting 000813.txt from 2002/10
From: "WILLIAM SEMPLE" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:54:58 -0500
I absolutely loved it. Given the amount of playing I am doing these days, I
set it aside until I could work on a reed match. The first time I tried the
V12, I got -- nothing!!
It couldn't have been stuffier. I was horrified.
I am hardly going to give up on this mouthpiece, but if I do I will let you
know.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Dannenberg" <jdannenberg3@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Van Doren Mouthpieces
> 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>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 5:18 PM
> 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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