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German facing mp with french clarinets

Author: Daniel Bouwmeester
Date: 2001-10-25 20:44

Hello,

I have recently borrowed a Viotto N1 german mouthpiece from my teacher (he imports these mouthpieces for Holland). I have played three weeks on it in combination with my set of Buffet Rc's and seemed very satisfied with general tone colour and response.

I have then asked myself if German mouthpieces really are adequate on french bores. I've asked my friend Ren� Hagmann of Servette Music Geneva about this and he tells me that there are intonation problems in some registers (short notes : left hand without octave key and high notes) caused by the smaller chamber.

Then does anyone know if the Viotto german mouthpieces have a french chamber ?

If not, the above stated is maybe wrong. I myself feel very very confortable playing on this equipment, and I haven't noticed any problems with intonation in the registers described by Ren� (which I trust 100 %). My teacher (Bas De Jongh) is a very respected player in Holland and he would of probably told me if there was a problem. And by the way, in Holland many players who cannot afford Wurlitzers play buffets with german mouthpieces.

Any scientific comments about this will be greatly appreciated

Thank's

Best Regards

Daniel Bouwmeester

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