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German clarinets

Author: pete
Date: 2000-11-04 06:17

Has anybody tried german clarinet mouthpieces from vandoren or any other manufacturers? How are they compared to the french mouthpieces?

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RE: German clarinets

Author: Pam
Date: 2000-11-04 20:06

I don't know about the mouthpieces, but I know the German cut reeds are smaller. A friend of mine uses the German reeds on his Eb after cutting the ends of them off.

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RE: German clarinets

Author: Rene
Date: 2000-11-05 07:22

I am using a Vanodren VD3 and can recommend it. It has a shorter facing and medium opening. Good sound in my oppinion. Cannot compare with french mouthpieces though.

But do not trust on me too much and try yourself.

Rene

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RE: German clarinets

Author: thomas
Date: 2000-11-06 07:58

I use a german facing with german reeds both for my german clarinet and my Buffet. German facings are generally longer and closer than usual Boehm facings. The reeds are "smaller" and have a different cut. If I compare the sound, I have the feeling of following difference: more compact and covered,
darker, larger sound than a standard Boehm facing. I use the facing G3 of Mr. Viotto on both
German and French mp and use Vandoren White Master. The mps are very high quality and used in Germany by a lot of professionals. For
boehm you can get this facing at: http://www.olivacr.com/

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