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Author: studioline
Date: 2003-07-29 23:03
Hello!
Anyone with opinions or knowledge of Walter Grabner mouthpiece and barrels would be greatly appreciated...thanks
studioline
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Author: wjk
Date: 2003-07-30 01:16
He made me a beautiful cocobolo barrel for an older Selmer Signet Bb clarinet. I'm happy with it.
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Author: icecoke12
Date: 2003-07-30 05:06
Check out his delrin barrels. They give a very nice response and projection and will not warp or crack over time too. Those can last a lifetime...
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Author: studioline
Date: 2003-07-30 09:28
did it make any significant change to the tone, and was the tuning effected?
Studioline
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Author: Brent
Date: 2003-07-30 13:12
Walter worked with me to produce barrels that made both my Bb and A clarinets (Selmer 10Gs) more in tune, particularly on the E/B and F/C twelfths. I don't feel that the quality of tone was much affected. They feel slightly more resistant, perhaps (mainly the A) but that's neither bad nor good--merely different.
I am quite impressed with his mouthpieces and have pretty much switched away from my Hites to use them exclusively (and i really liked--still do--my Hite mouthpieces!). For me it's like driving a really good sports car--you tell it what you want and it does it. No cajoling, compromising or compensating. I don't have to play the mouthpiece any more--i can just play the music.
Brent
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Author: studioline
Date: 2003-07-30 18:37
Brent,
Thank you for your message. Did Walter actually have your clarinets to work from when he was making you the barrels? I have tried to describe to him the intonation of my clarinet, and am hoping this will suffice, as it's too difficult to ship my clarinets to him. What wood are your barrels?
I have ordered a mouthpiece too from him, which you say you are very pleased with...thats great news. I know it's all really really personal and I might not like it, but it's nice in advance to have positive info about something!!!
Studioline
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Author: Vytas
Date: 2003-07-30 22:28
I use to own two Walter's mouthpieces. Both were handcrafted from the Zinner blank. The first one was made from cocus wood. The second one (Hard Rubber) was from his Personal Series. These were the darkest sounding mouthpieces I've ever played. They didn't have a lot of volume and had just a limited projection. If you like a dark sound that blends well in an orchestra these mouthpieces are the way to go.
On the other side would be the Kaspar mouthpieces. With their sound that is big, crystalline/clear, rich, powerful, with more overtone presence and resonance they are excellent for solo work.
The Chedevilles are a nice compromise between the brightness of the 'Kaspar' and the current rage for a dark tone 'Walter'.
Vytas Krass
Post Edited (2003-09-12 03:03)
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Author: Brent
Date: 2003-07-31 13:21
Studioline,
I ordered the barrel for the Bb sight unseen--he offers a return policy so i didn't have much to lose. He has had some experience with the 10G, i think, and knows what the was working with in general, so the barrel really did work with my instrument. When i went up last summer i took my clarinets with me and he got a better idea, and a bit later was able to ship me a barrel for the A.
The barrels i have are the cocobolo. I tried the Delrin, and chose the wood not for sound but because the intonation was better on the one i chose. I'm sure that's a manufacturing tolerance thing.
Brent
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Author: icecoke12
Date: 2003-08-01 04:03
Are there any differences in the sound produced between the cocobolo and delrin barrels you tried?
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