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AW-Reeds mouthpieces

Author: Jeroen
Date: 2015-11-23 19:50

Has anyone tried these mouthpieces? They are coming in German but also French versions: http://www.aw-reeds.de/en/mouthpieces/bb-clarinet-boehm.html

Just curious because the material and the 'blow-in' angle are different.

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Re: AW-Reeds mouthpieces

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2015-11-23 20:15

The material makes no difference. The only different "blow-in" angle I see is the F120, which has a duck-bill shape. However, the tip is VERY open (1.20 mm) and the lay is VERY long (21 mm).

I played on a duck-bill mouthpiece (Morgan) for a couple of years until I heard a recording of myself (in a quintet). I realized that my tone was dull, due I think to the fact that my jaw was more closed. When I switched back to a standard design (Opperman), I liked my tone better.

YRMV.

Ken Shaw

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Re: AW-Reeds mouthpieces

Author: soloartist13
Date: 2015-11-25 09:35

I tried one of the AW Mouthpieces before but I'm not sure which facing. I did enjoy it though I only played on it for a few minutes. The AW reeds, I haven't had much success with on my current set-up.

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