Klarinet Archive - Posting 000218.txt from 2003/12

From: Deidre Calarco <DLeigh@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Marcellus Mouthpiece
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 11:55:37 -0500

> Dear Deidre,
> Maybe I did react too quickly. I have never actually heard of
> "Marcellus Mouthpieces", only imitations of the Kaspar mouthpieces. What
> company makes the Marcellus Mouthpieces? ANNIE

Honestly, I'm not sure. Mine's very beat up at this point, but I've never
found an off the shelf mouthpiece I like better. It had "Marcellus" inset
in the back of the mouthpiece originally, but it's been missing for years.
It also says "Robert Marcellus" higher on the back, in two lines, with the
text bent into a shallow oval. Two lines are cut around the bottom (above
where the inset was), and one on the top (under the beak). Weiner music
carries them, but they're just listed as "Marcellus."

I should note that I'm not a professional player, but I think that I can say
that the mouthpiece is worth trying. I know that there are people who do
wonderful custom finished mouthpieces, but for a standard model it's not bad
at all. Doesn't make me sound like Marcellus, though :-)

-DC

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