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Re: Bent! mouthpiece offered

Author: hartt
Date: 2010-07-12 18:35

If, as Old Geezer stated that this thread is about Brad's overpriced mp's, then he should have first done a search about THAT topic. The pricing issues vs worth have been addressed here for years......and responded to by a number of custom mp makers.

However, this thread quickly became more than mp cost. Childish, personal affronts were made which indicate childish mentality. Let go.

If one cares to be informed of high priced mps, then know this...

there is a mp maker in upstate NY who will make you a mp on his time schedule and only if you travel to him be if fly/drive and stay in a motel.
(when I questioned that posture, I was told that people come from Europe for his mps so it should not be an issue for me to travel across the US and that if I was not willing to do that then I did not want one of his mps)

ouch

Also, Kal Opperman, who was my teacher at Hartt in the late 60's also made custom mps and bbls, even into this century. It's known that Kal would make one only for a past/present student. Several yrs ago, I had a convo with him regarding old times and a mp. He stated the price was $600 and the material was of his own concoction. He required one to send their clarinet and stated it had to be sent overnight express with same service return postage paid in advance adn in advance for the mp/bbl.
Also, that when made, it would not need any tweaking. He would also make a custom bbl (with or without the clarinet or mp in hand) for another $350.
His overhaul was "just send me a blank check with the clarinet". He would not give me even a ballpark amount.

That said, is the cost of a custom made clarinet 'worth' more than that of a commercially available one? Is one model of a given manufacturer 'worth' more than another model?

There are numerous threads on these and related topics. Perhaps one of those could be resurrected so this one can be put to bed; where it seemingly belongs.

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