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Runyon double reed mouthpiece

Author: red neill
Date: 2000-03-05 21:38

Has anyone out rhere had any experience with the Runyon double reed mouthpieces?

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RE: Runyon double reed mouthpiece

Author: Jim Carabetta
Date: 2000-03-06 03:07

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same piece, but, if you refer to the Runyon "Spoiler" (a mouthpiece with a removeable metal baffle inside the chamber - a slim flat piece of metal that sits in the airstream), yes - I have one.

I love the mouthpiece, but found little of no purpose for the spoiler feature for any of my applications, and haven't used it. Without the spoiler, the mouthpiece is available as the "Custom"..the same body, just no spoiler. I have two Runyons.. one cut for orchestral applications and one cut for jazz. And I love them both. The Runyon people are great to deal with, the product is great at a very reasonable price, and the mouthpiece guru, Leroy, knows his stuff.. he'll take the time to discuss your needs with you and create your piece from scratch.. to your specs, if you don't care for what you see on their site.

I hate to sound like a commercial... but you asked..

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RE: Runyon double reed mouthpiece

Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2000-03-06 18:40

red neill wrote:
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Has anyone out rhere had any experience with the Runyon double reed mouthpieces?

Red -

If you mean the clarinet-style single reed mouthpiece mounted on an oboe reed tube and used on an oboe, I would stay away. It sounds vaguely like an oboe, but nobody who knows what an oboe really sounds like would find it acceptable. I tried one myself a number of years ago, and I guess I sounded better on that than I did on an actual oboe reed, but then I sound truly awful playing oboe. It was owned by a really excellent oboist, and even he couldn't make it sound very good.

At the prices oboes go for these days, the single reed mouthpiece doesn't get close enough to make it worthwhile.

On the other hand, a Chedeville oboe mouthpiece sold on eBay several months ago for a ridiculous price -- over $600, as I remember.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw.

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