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Author: Arthur Jacob Arshawsky
Date: 2013-11-23 07:30
Hi
I am kinda new to clarinet, however I just bought a new clarinet which is the Leblanc Bliss LB210 (the old discontinued model) and I've been curious about the mouthpiece it originally came with. It appears to be the Leblanc Cadenza mouthpiece and I've figure out there is almost no details about it in the internet, so I decided to ask for opinions myself from experienced players. I know is a hard rubber mouthpiece and for now it has been better than the old mouthpiece I used to play which was the Yamaha 4C. But is the Cadenza mouthpiece intermediate or more like a beginner's mouthpiece ? Because I've been playing for 2 years already but I don't know absolutely nothing about clarinet's mouthpieces and pretty much the woodwind market.
- so is this a beginner, intermediate or professional mouthpiece ?
- or does it compare anything to vandoren b45 and 5rv models ?
thank you !
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Author: BobD
Date: 2013-11-23 11:19
It's early morning and I'm thinking this was an old Artie Shaw post........
Bob Draznik
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-11-23 12:56
Everything depends on how it works for you. Is it in tune? Can you make wide leap easily? Do you like the sound?
If it plays good, it IS good.
Ken Shaw
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Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2013-11-23 13:00
I'm not sure how this mouthpiece differs from the newer Bliss mouthpieces (if it differs at all), but I can share a little information.
A couple years ago, I contacted Conn-Selmer about appropriate mouthpieces for the Bliss since I had students using them. As I recall, they recommended using their mouthpiece or some of the more open mouthpieces on the market like the Vandoren B-45. When I first tried a Bliss in 2010, the mouthpiece I was using at the time, a M-15 (which worked well on my R-13), wasn't a good match.
I don't know a lot about the mouthpiece that comes with the Bliss, but it seems to be decent (it isn't a basic plastic beginner's mouthpiece). One of the challenges, though, seems to be finding a reed that works well with it. After a lot of trial and error, I had a student get great results with 2 1/2 Vandoren V-12s.
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Author: Alseg
Date: 2013-11-23 14:28
Artie is re-beginning the Beguine.
I thought it was Houdini who promised to return.
Welcome.
(no thoughts to offer on the mouthpiece, however)
Former creator of CUSTOM CLARINET TUNING BARRELS by DR. ALLAN SEGAL
-Where the Sound Matters Most(tm)-
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