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Re: The German Mouthpiece Experience

Author: Jeroen
Date: 2015-11-13 20:19

Hi Paul, nice to read this post.
I can only confirm your experiences with the Viotto N1. They like softer reeds for the sound to 'blossom'. If WM 2.5 is too soft for you at the moment you can try WM#3, also widely used on this mpc.

I discovered the N1 around 15 years ago when the Viotto mpcs were heavily marketed by Bas de Jong in the Netherlands. Almost every 'good' player I knew then switched to the Viotto N1 or N1+2. Professional players often used them on their Wurlitzer Reform Boehm clarinets but a lot of good amateur players used them on French clarinets.

The French version of the N1 has -AFAIK- the same internal dimensions as the German (Oehler) version. There is also a Reform Boehm version but that has a different bore and chamber (larger). The 'resistance' or 'impedance' characterics of the French version is somewhat different than regular French mpcs. Generally speaking, the combination with 'free blowing' instruments is better than with clarinets with higher resistance. That's why I changed in the years from Selmer Recital, Buffet Festival to Buffet RC clarinets. Depends of course on embouchure but some clarinets don't work well when you 'just blow'. I guess the new Buffet Divine would be a very good match too. After many years I finally changed to Wurlitzer RB clarinets, for me an even better match. But still using the N1+2 as main mpc.

On French clarinets I never had any intonation problem with Selmer Recital, Buffet Festival, Leblanc Sonata and Buffet RC. The overall pitch is somewhat lower so you may have to compensate with a shorter barrel but internal intonation was ok. However, with a Selmer Series 9 the altissimo got relative too high. So, may be not every French clarinet is a good combination with the N1, but many are.

Playing the N1+2 now already for ca. 5 years on Wurlitzer Reform boehms made my embouchure even more 'just blow' than on French clarinets. But sometimes I miss some of the colour/timbre that a French clarinet can give (especially Buffet). Well, that's live I guess.

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