Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2011-07-13 00:54
Ok. Many of us won't agree that Chedeville's best mouthpieces were/are in fact the best money can buy, at least for the clarinet.
Some of us might agree the Chedeville was "the man," but his mouthpieces varied widely across production years, not unlike the wine of a fine winemaker, from one season to another.
Some of use might even think certain production lines of Chedeville's, like maybe the ones made for Buffet, were especially good (or not.)
What I'm interested in knowing is who people think makes the best Chedeville-like mouthpiece, otherwise from Chedeville's best work, today.
Is it Ridenour...Hawkins, something from Vandoren...etc.
Drucker always raved about his Chedeville (he had 3 backups made I'm told) like it was his secret weapon. I was thinking of treating myself to one, and wanted to know which version of the mouthpiece was Chedeville's best, or who best approximates it today.
Thanks...
Remember--let's all respect each other's opinions here, as from 3 clarinetists can come 12 opinions sometimes.
Do you think something far better than Chedeville? The would be interesting too.
Yes--we are all different. Some may hate Chedeville's. I respect that too.
For what it's worth, I play a Vandoren B45 and have never played a Chedeville. So I come with no preconceived notions.
I'm not asking how to indentify a Chedeville. An excellent thread on that already exists as one of the "keeper threads."
Many thanks!
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