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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-01-08 15:53
Thought it might be a fun topic. I'll just write a short list of a few mouthpieces that stick out in my mind as ones that I wish I still had today instead of selling/giving them away. And I'll write a little line next to each one as to how I got it and what happened to it.
here (in no particular order . . .)
Gigliotti P - This was the first mouthpiece I purchased on my own. I went from a B45 to this after the clarinet instructor at my community college I was attending recommended it. It had a slight squeak and I sent it to Dave Spiegelthal who tweaked it a bit and it turned out to be great. I got rid of it because I felt that it's dynamic range was limited by the mouthpiece, but I'd like to have it cause it was awesome, for nostalgiac purposes, and to see if it truly was the mouthpiece that was the limiting factor, or myself.
Greg Smith Chedeville - This was the replacement to the Gigliotti. (incidentally, I intend on buying and trying his new facing in a few months as I miss this one so much). It was great. No complaints whatsoever, and I sold it to friend after I was having too much fun trying out different mouthpieces.
Walter Grabner Chedeville - I was feelin' "saucy" one week and had virtually no money, so I ordered a few mouthpieces off of WWBW cause I knew I could return them and have had the satisfaction of having tried out some new mouthpieces. This was one of three different kinds I ordered for trial. And from the moment I played it it played PHENOMENALLY! It felt as though I scarcely needed to ''think' what note and dynamic I wanted to play and it would appear. I didn't know my clarinet could sound that good. But, alas, by the time I had extra $$$ for a mouthpiece he had finished making his chedeville styles and now he makes his kaspar styles. I've tried around 8 or so of his kaspars, but none had the feel or agreed with me as the chedeville. Even wrote to him asking if he could possibly find it to make another chedeville personal facing, but I guess he was done with those blanks and couldn't.
Sigh. Well, I'm not getting rid of my Ridenour any time soon (nothing I've tried since has measured up), and there's a Richard Hawkins B model in my case that I refuse to part with (it's certainly a different animal than the ridenour, but worth playing every now and then and it's too good to let go).
I look forward to hearing others' responses (being a mouthpiece guy).
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: John O'Janpa
Date: 2009-01-08 16:18
Being the pack rat that I am, I have only given away, or sold mouthpieces that I had duplicates of.
I have plastic bags full of them.
Keep coming back to two or three favorites, but still have all the rest.
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Author: William
Date: 2009-01-08 16:21
A Chicago Kaspar #14 that I bought during college for $12.50. I was'nt playing it and thought I could use a couple of Ben Franklins, so.............(dang).
Now, Alexi, 'bout that Simmons thing...........(lol)
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-01-08 16:26
William wrote:
> A Chicago Kaspar #14 that I bought during college for $12.50.
> I was'nt playing it and thought I could use a couple of Ben
> Franklins, so.............(dang).
>
> Now, Alexi, 'bout that Simmons thing...........(lol)
ROTLF! Alright, alright. Count to three . . . and POOF!!! Gone.
US Army Japan Band
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-01-08 21:52
My first Vandoren A1 crystal that I bought off my sax teacher, and much later sold it to someone at college for £30 'coz I needed the money at the time. Now I've no idea where it is, or if its still in one piece.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: LonDear
Date: 2009-01-08 22:20
Oh my, this reminds me of a few clarinets, actually quite a few that I've really regretted giving away or selling. Most of the ones I gave away went for a good cause though. I have a crystal Pomarico that has been refaced way beyond a reasonable tip opening to something comparable to my tenor sax m/p. I gave it away, regretted it, got it back and repeated that cycle a few times. You can't play Mozart on it, but it has some amazing expressive abilities.
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Author: haberc
Date: 2009-01-08 23:41
well I know what mouthpieces I won't ever let go:
Otto Link slant signature Tone Edge 3*
Vytas Krass signature KC13
Vibrator V8
Big sounds all and all work well on my Selmer 9* Series S - keep your
Buffet I love my Selmer!
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Author: Bluesparkle
Date: 2009-01-09 00:00
Have an early '80s Charles Bay MO-M, K-C-14 that is currently headed to Brad Behm for repair. Gave it to my son to use, and when he brought it home damaged, I put it in the trash, thinking it was of no use to keep it. About 2 hours later, I went back to the can and dug it out. Just couldn't bear to throw it away. Held on to it for a year, then discovered it may have new life after all. Can't wait to get it back...and to think it almost ended up in a landfill!
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Author: J. J.
Date: 2009-01-09 04:27
The only acceptable answer should be none. If you gave it away or sold it, it wasn't the right one. End of story.
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-01-09 06:04
None, and just the opposite, I hope to get rid of everything but my main mouthpiece, my backup, and another mouthpiece I use for testing instruments. Not as easy as I hoped.....
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-01-09 16:21
Quote:
The only acceptable answer should be none. If you gave it away or sold it, it wasn't the right one. End of story. I wish that WAS my answer. But I did stupidly give some away thinking that the ones I replaced them with would have 'grown' to be better or hoping to 'adjust' to them.
Alexi
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Author: J. J.
Date: 2009-01-11 17:36
Well, I can understand that feeling, for sure. There is a tendency to reach for something with the expectation that it should be better.
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Author: JJAlbrecht
Date: 2009-01-11 17:56
I didn't really get rid of it because of nt needing it any more, but I had a very nice O'Brien crystal mouthpiece in my HS days, and one day the corner chipped (rather spectacularly!) :(
It was a very nice one, too.
Jeff
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