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Re: What was so special about Chedeville mouthpieces?

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2019-12-17 17:11

Ruben,

Three famous American postwar players you have probably heard used Chedevilles: Ralph McLane, Harold Wright, and Anthony Gigliotti. Also the most sought after Kaspar mouthpieces were often (usually?) made from Chedeville blanks.

Chedeville devotees said that Cheds--if you get a good one--had a more musical blend of vibrancy and darkness, liveliness and color than most other mouthpieces. The tone was easy to center and the mouthpiece was suited to making pianissimo entrances especially in the upper register and smoothly bridging wide interval gaps. The best Cheds had the quality of well focused projection and full overtone profile even when played softly; they had great presence of sound. They also held the tone well in fortissimo.

Today in US orchestras, Vandorens predominate. The BD5 is a best seller, and Gilad and other influential teachers recommend the Vandoren B40L. Old Henri Chedeville pieces finished in Philadelphia many decades ago still command a high price on the collectors' market. One sold this year on the famous auction site for a little over $3,000. The even rarer crystal glass Cheds may embolden sellers to ask $5,000 or more.

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