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Re: Worst mouthpiece thread

Author: GBK  Date:   2007-12-03 18:54 donald wrote: > surely the Rico Graftonite should rate a mention? I wasn't going to comment because I've written this a few times before, but the Rico Royal Graftonite mouthpieces have to be the ABSOLUTE WORST clarinet mouthpieces ever offered for sale, anytime, anywhere, any century. When first marketed in 1986, they were given out by the thousands - free to band directors, most of whom immediately threw them in the trash. (I had thought I got rid of all of mine - but just noticed I still have 4 new ones on the shelf in my studio. I truly hope they are not multiplying. ) They were Made from Graftonite™ - a graphite/rubber compound. They should have left the graphite in the pencils. Thick rails, thick tip, very resistant blowing, badly designed facings (the A7 had a tip opening of 1.40 and a facing length of 20mm), raised reed table, thin sound - nothing good whatsoever about them, except that they were (sadly) indestructable and impossible to reface. Toss it in the landfill where it belongs. I think that the the half-life of lead is 22 years...GBK

Topics	Author	Date
Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2007-12-03 14:34
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Ryan25	2007-12-03 14:38
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Tobin	2007-12-03 15:05
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	sfalexi	2007-12-03 15:12
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2007-12-03 15:27
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Bob Phillips	2007-12-03 16:00
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Chris P	2007-12-03 16:08
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	claritoot26	2007-12-03 16:11
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	tdinap	2007-12-03 16:27
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	stevesklar	2007-12-03 16:56
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	donald	2007-12-03 17:28
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2007-12-03 19:07
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread	GBK	2007-12-03 18:54
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	David Spiegelthal	2007-12-03 19:17
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	tictactux	2007-12-03 19:49
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	sfalexi	2007-12-03 19:57
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	mnorswor	2007-12-03 20:00
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	MichaelR	2007-12-04 17:42
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	mnorswor	2007-12-04 21:40
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	MichaelR	2007-12-04 22:02
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2007-12-04 22:54
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	tictactux	2007-12-04 23:12
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	clarnibass	2007-12-03 20:04
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	stevesklar	2007-12-03 20:05
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	davyd	2007-12-03 20:08
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	arnsas	2009-12-27 14:05
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Ken Shaw	2007-12-03 21:03
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Synonymous Botch	2007-12-04 12:47
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	David Spiegelthal	2007-12-04 13:40
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Bill	2007-12-04 14:05
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2007-12-04 15:04
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Mark Charette	2007-12-04 16:42
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2007-12-04 17:16
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	ABerry	2007-12-04 21:05
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	ABerry	2007-12-04 16:18
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Bill	2007-12-04 17:00
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	53engine	2007-12-04 17:40
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Bill	2009-11-27 23:59
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2009-11-28 00:04
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Molloy	2009-11-28 21:07
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	tictactux	2009-11-28 21:17
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	kdk	2009-11-28 22:25
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Sylvain	2007-12-04 18:00
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Carol Dutcher	2007-12-04 21:34
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	GBK	2007-12-04 21:46
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	David Spiegelthal	2007-12-05 11:26
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	RogerGarrett	2008-06-12 17:59
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Rusty	2009-11-28 10:37
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Ed	2008-06-12 18:35
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Gregory Smith	2008-06-12 20:21
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	BP	2008-06-12 21:20
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Ebclarinet1	2008-06-13 12:07
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	super20dan	2021-11-20 08:37
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Lelia Loban	2008-06-13 13:40
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2008-06-13 13:54
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	beejay	2008-06-13 13:50
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	William	2008-06-13 15:10
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Bassie	2008-06-13 15:22
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	xarkon	2008-06-13 16:38
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	tenthchair	2008-06-20 21:36
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Tony F	2009-11-28 09:30
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Chris P	2009-11-28 10:23
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Hank Lehrer	2009-11-28 17:46
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	LonDear	2009-11-28 18:40
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Ed Palanker	2009-11-28 21:54
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	tictactux	2009-11-28 22:00
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	jacoblikesmusic	2009-11-29 05:02
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Tony F	2009-11-30 07:32
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	gabclarinet	2009-12-27 14:57
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	DavidBlumberg	2009-12-27 16:01
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Wicked Good	2009-12-27 18:28
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	kdk	2009-12-27 19:50
Re: Worst mouthpiece thread  new	Chris Sereque	2021-11-21 05:29

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