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Author: Jeroen
Date: 2016-10-25 12:32
Just received a message that Heinz Viotto has died unexpected
http://www.deutsche-klarinetten-gesellschaft.de
Heinz was the creator of many mouthpiece facings, very popular in Europe and overseas. Most clarinettists I know, play on a Viotto mouthpiece. I think the clarinet community have lost a major technical artist!
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Author: donald
Date: 2016-10-25 15:25
I played on a Viotto mouthpiece around 2003/2005 and got the best compliments on my tone for my whole playing life. For some STUPID reason I tried refacing that mouthpiece (why?) and messed it up. Well that was a mistake, a fine craftman!
dn
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Author: efsf081
Date: 2016-10-25 18:23
I'm sorry to hear that.
I use his N1 on my oehler clarinet.
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Author: JKL
Date: 2016-10-26 01:24
There are people who are not in the limelight but without them the art of clarinet playing wouldn´t work. One of these people was Heinz Viotto. A great man in the background. it hurts that he is not there any more and a wonderful help is not longer available. The work with him was very important to me. I owe him very much. For over 25 years I can´t imagine playing clarinet without Heinz Viotto´s mouthpieces. I had the luck to get to know him personally. To communicate with him was always exiting, constructive, friendly and also often funny, amusing and full of joy. it´s very sad but at the same time satisfying to work with him so many years. Dear Heinz, thank you for a wonderful time!
JKL
Post Edited (2016-10-26 02:04)
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Author: kenb
Date: 2016-10-26 02:57
When I asked Mr Viotto if he would make a facing to match a well-known player's Viotto mouthpiece he said 'OK, if you don't like it, just send it back, no charge'. That was when I played French Boehm. For the past 12 years I have been playing his excellent N1+2 mouthpieces on my Wurlitzer Reform Boehms.
A generous man and a great craftsman, he will be missed.
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