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Re: Gleichweit Mouthpieces

Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2021-09-21 00:39

Yavapai,

that sounds very interesting! I play the B7-1 and really love it with Legere European Cut (#3; Zoom Barrel, RC).
It was a pretty long journey till I found "my" mpc and it turned out to be a Gleichweit. Johannes gave me some great advice and his recommodations were spot on. My goal here was to find a mpc that truly matches Legere reeds and doesn't produce any stuffyness, while giving as much freedom as possible.
Even now when going back to my older mpcs they don't nearly match the quality and response of the Gleichweit.

Playing in concert bands, being able to (at times) be one with the rest of the section is pretty important, especially if you play Boehm and everyone else the German System, but it seems to work so far

I also appreciate the ease of the altissimo notes, this combo let's you get on point exactly when you need to.

Hard to say whether this description is helpful in any way. Mpcs are and will always be a subjective choice. One difference to brass instruments would be, that the material does seem to influence the sound more than a bit, and as such Johannes told me that this is relevant especially with synthetic reeds. It's worth noting that all his mpcs I tested allowed for a wonderfully effortless articulation!
I had him rework a Selmer alto clarinet mpc, where he also did a fantastic job. According to him, Selmer has always used rather high quality ebonite (his opinion on Vandoren would be less favorable)

Best regards
Christian

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