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Author: lee
Date: 2000-11-04 19:57
Hi, recently a friend found this old mouthpiece and he gave it to me. So I took it home and tried it out and it had a brilliant responce. The mouthpice is made by
The Woodwind Co. New York and the model of the mouthpiece is B8.It also says steel ebonite on it. My question is does anybody have any backround info on the company and if you own one what do you think of the mouthpiece?
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Author: J. Butler
Date: 2000-11-04 20:23
Woodwind Co mouthpieces are distributed now by LeBlanc. I'm not sure about their nomenclature. I know that the G7 is a fairly good mouthpiece. Perhaps you could get in touch with LeBlanc and find out what the number and letter denote. Probably something to do with chamber (Letter) and tip opening (number). I'm looking at the chart in the WW&BW catalogue and the Bb clarinet mouthpieces start with the letter G and the alto and bass clarinet mouthpieces start with the letter B. Perhaps that is the difference. The G7 Bb clarinet mouthpiece according the the chart has the same tip opening (or near it) as the VanDoren 5RV Lyre.
John
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-11-04 23:06
Thanx , Lee for your question and John for your response. Yes. Woodwind in years past made many good mps. I had a G8 [which I gave to our local symp. pro cl'ist and he raves about it with his Selmer Signature] and now have a B7 and a NEMC [with Conn "emblem"] marked G8. The B7 works excellently with my Kohlert A clar. I conclude that you have a very good mp, if table and lay are in good condition [and original], so please dont throw it away!! If anyone has more info re:the letter's and number's meanings , please post it. TKS, Don
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Author: lee
Date: 2000-11-05 00:08
Thank you very much Don on your Insights and you are right this mouthpieces is one of the best that I have ever played. And please if anybody else has any Info on the mouthpiece please post It.
lee
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Author: mark weinstein
Date: 2000-11-05 13:08
Don, was that a G8 or G8* that worked with the Selmer Signature? Any idea how old it may have been? I have a Signature that has been giving me some fits in tuning. I have secretly been hoping that it was my mouthpiece, and not a barrel chase. Would be interested to hear how your "player" may have solved any problems. Thanks for sharing. mw
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2000-11-05 14:58
The WW [hard rubber, slightly brown] G8 [not * as I recall] is Bill Viseur's No. 1 as far as I know now. His previous acquaintance was with the plain G8, I believe, he's in Tulsa and may come to OCU to hear Ridenour [TKS for info], if I do I'll bring my two WW's. On further playing, I seem to prefer the older B7 to the ?Conn? version of the G8. Re: "how many?", I decided to not brag [for your well-said reasons] about my more valuables, caution is advisable. Don
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Author: mark weinstein
Date: 2000-11-05 17:14
OT (read: off topic) I think we should all be a little more attentive to what befell David Hattner. Not to the point of being ridiculous, etc., but ...
On the subject of Woodwind Brand mouthpieces, I used to have a Woodwind Marcellus model (can't remember the facing) and it was nice. IMMSMR, it was something akin to a B45, medium open. A nice mouthpiece. (someone correct me if the marcellus wasn't a Woodwind model ...)
The Woodwind Mouthpieces are MUCH lower in price for their various models made of hard rubber. Take a look at any of the catalogues & you will agree. I checked this a.m. & saw a lot for $30.00 or so. That said, consultation with teachers should be made prior to running out & buying, etc. I take them to my lessons & get opinions! Rarely, does my teacher agree with me as to all aspects of sound. That is why she's a Pro !
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Author: Chris Hill
Date: 2000-11-07 05:25
I like many of the old WW Co. mouthpieces, particularly the New York ones which have "Patent Process" written up the side by the table. As a refacer, I tend to look for older mouthpieces, such as these. They seem to be able to play with very little work, and I like the lower pitch of this vintage of WW Co. mouthpiece. Caveat: not all of them are good; there are exceptions to every rule!
Chris
P.S. If anyone has any specific questions for me on this, I'm going out of town until Friday, and won't be able to reply until then.
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