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Re: D. Bonade mouthpieces

Author: Brad Behn
Date: 2018-09-07 02:46

Hi Ken, yes a mouthpiece throat can be widened and not as easily closed back down. However with proper epoxy and craftsmanship, one can add material anywhere and reshape. But generally speaking a nice narrow throat on a Bonade mouthpiece is an essential part of what makes them good.

Sounds like your well playing Bonade has been nicely refaced and brought into performance worthy condition. Nice!

Congratulations on your nice find.

Indeed there are excellent modern mouthpieces and some are true to the old school tradition, so I am not suggesting that you shouldn't try. However a good Bonade with a proper facing can be a lovely thing as well. And if you have developed a relationship with yours, and seek a spare mouthpiece, then I would definitely recommend getting another Bonade. Then get it refaced to bring out its best potential.

The good thing is that Bonade mouthpieces are relatively undervalued and there are other mouthpieces with the "Quality Superieure" trademark such as DeLacroix, Portnoy, Freeman, etc. which means that they were "cut from the same cloth", making them quite common and relatively inexpensive.

Have fun on your search.

Brad Behn
http://www.clarinetmouthpiece.com

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