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Author: SteveG_CT
Date: 2012-06-19 16:26
clarinetgirl2 wrote:
> Does anyone know if & where Gigliotti mouthpieces can purchased
> in the US ?
You can purchase the Gigliotti Maestro and Advantage mouthpieces from Weiner Music. http://shop.weinermusic.com/Bb-Clarinet-Mouthpieces/products/1502/
I had thought production ceased when Anthony Gigliotti died several years ago so I'm not sure if these are old stock or if someone else is making them now.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2012-06-19 17:28
I hadn't heard of the "Maestro" model until I read Steve's reply. I'm quite sure (unless someone knows different) that this *is* the original Gigliotti mouthpiece with a new model name that someone thought would make a better sell. As far as I know, TaiLing Gigliotti is still having them produced and markets them. They're available in all the online outlets I've shopped (Weiner, Muncy, WW&BW). I have one that I bought within the past two years in addition to several old ones that I bought at various stages of the mouthpiece's design evolution. I'm currently playing on one of the very old ones. They still play well, even though Anthony Gigliotti isn't around to keep an eye on the quality. Consistency was never a strong suit with any of the makers who produced them (I think they eventually wound up being made by Babbitt from a custom-designed mold), so you'd want to try several on approval if you order online.
Karl
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Author: Bill
Date: 2012-06-19 18:24
I have an old one. An amaaazing carving. Very narrow windway and deep baffle, just like an old QS Chedeville. I am ashamed to admit I've never gotten around to playing it.
Bill Fogle
Ellsworth, Maine
(formerly Washington, DC)
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2012-06-19 22:21
Unless things have changed the last few months production is on hold and has been for quite some time - many years now. I won't get into the problem. As of right now no one knows when or if production will resume so it's in hiatus. I hope production will continue because these are pretty decent mouthpieces. This info comes directly from the sources mouth.
As suggested, play before buying because the remaining mouthpieces have probably been picked over pretty well from everyone by now.
If production does start I will update everyone.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
Post Edited (2012-06-20 01:41)
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Author: sbrodt54
Date: 2012-06-20 00:25
Gosh, it’s been so long since I reordered any Gigliotti pieces I didn’t even know they were discontinued. When Gigliotti was still alive the quality of the pieces we were receiving were very fine, good workmanship and they all played well. After his passing the quality dropped through the floor, maybe one in ten played well and that seemed more like an accident.
I’m not sure how you can tell if the piece was made and tested by Giliotti, there were never any serial numbers on them.
Scott Brodt
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2012-06-20 01:55
I didn't know Gigliotti made and tested his mouthpieces. I thought he simply participated in their design, a la Marcellus, Combs, Daniels and others. The one I bought in the late 90s was a production Selmer mouthpiece.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Pastor Rob
Date: 2012-06-20 16:39
My teacher, Sam Son, was a post-grad student of Gigliotti in the early 90's. He play tested hundreds of mpcs that were then sold or given out as "hand-picked." He also told me Gigliotti would soak his reeds in honey before he broke them in. Anyone else do that? I have a couple of older Gigliotti mpcs that are just OK but could probably be much improved with a little adjustment.
Pastor Rob Oetman
Leblanc LL (today)
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Author: kdk
Date: 2012-06-20 17:11
I'm sure he wasn't soaking reeds in honey when I studied with him in the late '60s and early '70s. But he did have grad students play test (and in some cases spot measure) the mouthpieces that came in after the first couple of years of production. He tested all the prototypes and most of the early production models himself, and if one of the testers he employed found consistent problems in a batch, he definitely got involved himself.
I don't know how much he was hands-on by the nineties - much had changed in his personal and professional life by then and the mouthpieces had been in mass production for a number of years.
Karl
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2012-06-20 21:57
Try several, they are very inconsistant at best. Much more so since Gigliotti passed away and is no longer able to control it. They were inconsistant even then though. ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2012-06-21 09:41
I studied with Gigliotti for 7 Years.
He absolutely did not soak his reeds in honey.....
That's absurd.
There was quite a variance in the Mouthpiece Dimensions that were coming from the factory. Chris and Karen D. were his main testers/measureres in the mid/late 80's, and would tell me that they were coming out measuring all over the place.
Tony was also experimenting with making a white plastic/synthetic reed, and also with using Chinese Cane for reeds.
He got sick too soon.
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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