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Older Mouthpiece-making techniques

Author: kdk
Date: 2024-10-30 17:01

It seems to be the universally-known truth that the "old" classic clarinet mouthpieces (Kaspar, Chedeville, etc.) were made from rod rubber. I have never seen a description of the process of doing this or the kind of machinery that was used to mass produce the blanks before molding came into general use. I realize that this wasn't back in the 16th century and there were machines in the early 20th century that mass-produced all kinds of products. But the interior of a mouthpiece is such a complex shape, it's hard for me to imagine the mechanics of producing it other than by hand, which should have severely limited the output those makers of the '30s and '40s could have managed.

Is there a reference that describes the process in detail? There's unfortunately no YouTube from the period.

Karl

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Re: Older Mouthpiece-making techniques

Author: Ed
Date: 2024-10-30 18:32

Perhaps Ramon Wodkowski or Brad Behn may be aware of some info

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