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Author: kent
Date: 2001-08-10 13:01
Hi!
Does anybody have experiences with Viotto mouthpieces or heard anything about them? I intend to get a german reform clarinet in the near future and I'm eyeing on the Yamaha German Reform model. Does anyone play these clarinets and what are your experiences with it?
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Author: Aussie Nick
Date: 2001-08-11 00:13
I have played the Viotto french curve mouthpieces. In all honesty, they are probably the nicest mouthpiece I have ever played. I tried 4, and I wanted to buy one, but someone else had already decided she wanted the one I happened to like as well. There are some more arriving here soon, I'm hoping to find another one that I really like. All I can tell you is that they are made in Holland by Heinz Viotto....thats all i know, and that they are really nice mouthpieces.
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Author: Peter Spriggs
Date: 2001-08-11 01:50
Nick,
I hate to contradict you, but since I sell the Viotto mouthpieces I also know they are made in Detmold, Germany, not Holland.
Peter
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Author: Hans de Nijs
Date: 2001-08-11 09:17
I know mr Viotto personally. A very honest man. All my mouthpieces are faced or refaced (also wooden ones) by Heinz Viotto (indeed from Germany) from E flat till bass clarinet. Im playing Wurlitzer clarinets'.
I can recommend his mouthpieces.It is simply top quality. Trying is buying!
In any case a great part of the professional clarinetplayers in Holland, Germany and Austria are playing with his mouthpieces. For either German, Reform-boehm and boehm system.
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Author: kent
Date: 2001-08-11 10:54
Thank you for your replies
I have an intention to try Heinz Viotto mouthpieces in the future. What are the models are you all using? I heard that the G3 model is widely used.
Thanks
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Author: Hans de Nijs
Date: 2001-08-11 14:06
In Holland in fact only the N1 or N1 + 2 facing is used (tip 1.00/1.02 mm, length 23 mm - Zinner blanks) for soprano clarinets, mostly in combination with Vandoren White Master reeds (3). The system doesn't matter. In Holland the reform-boehm system is the most popular one, but also the Oehler system is used and of course the normal boehm system.
This set-up is nearly ideal and i need nothing else. Also my collection older mouthpieces from different brands and different bores are refaced with this facing by Heinz Viotto, without exception with an impressive result.
I know that members from the clarinet section of the Chicago Symphoy Orchestra are using also this set-up in combination with their German instruments.
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