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Author: George Stalle
Date: 2010-12-11 17:46
Today I found a white mouthpiece at a local used goods shop. Absolutely no ID or markings. If it's white, what would the material be? The only physical characteristic is a vertical white "line" that is in the material itself (not anything stamped on the surface). Each "line" runs down both sides of the mouthpiece in the material itself, almost like it was pressed together along those lines. But I'm not sure that it what the "line" means.
I have to blow my normal 3.5 Vandoren (normally used on an M15) very hard to get this mpc. to play. It appears to be a very, very open facing. Haven't tried a softer reed yet.
Can anyone provide any insights about this mouthpiece based on this limited information?
George Stalle
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-12-11 19:14
Probably a Brillhart mouthpiece, renown for Jazz playing (so it would be more open.......yes, you'd need softer reeds).
..................Paul Aviles
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-12-11 22:56
I suspect there were many white plastic (probably acrylic) mouthpieces that were NOT made by Brilhart, as Brilharts were usually marked. Many were "throwaway" student mouthpieces supplied with the cheaper metal clarinets, for example.
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Author: George Stalle
Date: 2010-12-12 10:48
Makes me want to hit the flea markets in Philadelphia to look for Chedevilles.
George Stalle
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