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Author: Rob W
Date: 2003-01-25 02:57
I've read that the Chedeville and Kaspar mouthpieces have a larger "exit bore" than typical mouthpiece bores. I play a Buffet Vintage R-13, which has a smaller bore than typical R-13s, if I'm not mistaken.
How would one of these mouthpieces play on my clarinet compared to a typical R-13? My guess is there would be no difference due to the tapering from the barrel to the top joint?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Rob
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Author: Vytas
Date: 2003-01-25 04:20
"During the 40s, 50's and 60's Selmer was a very popular instrument. More popular than Buffet, actually. Certainly the Kaspars (both fine repairmen as well) knew the differences in Selmer and Buffet design and were capable of making mouthpieces for either. Clark W Fobes"
http://www.woodwind.org/Databases/Logs/1998/07/000850.txt
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2003-01-25 14:20
I played my R-13 with my Kaspar Cicero 13 before Greg Smith made a new grenadilla wood model for me. I loved the way the Kaspar played the high notes with ease and great intonation. I also had a Leblanc LL with a slightly larger bore (similar to the old Selmers) and it was absolutely wonderful with it. To answer your question, yes you can play an R-13 with a Kaspar. You have to listen to your intonation and judge for yourself whether or not it's a good match.
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Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2003-01-25 15:27
Buffet produces R-13 and R-13 Vintage. The latter, they say, is a copy of old R-13, which has a smaller bore size.
So,Frank Kasper knew how to accomodate the bore differences of
Selmer CTs and old Buffet R-13s、not necessarily contemporary R-13s,
I wonder.
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Author: d dow
Date: 2003-01-27 17:56
Once again,. sometimes its critical to judge whether or not the mouthpiece or the instrument is what needs an adjustment. Older small bore clarinets may behave quite weird in certain aspects. Depending of course on mouthpieces this could add fule to the diffult of the situation.
check always with a good tuner the octaves and go then to held sounds for steadiness of tuning. This is a real test of of any istrument old or new!
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