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Author: kimber
Date: 2007-09-18 23:43
I've had a single reed oboe mouthpiece sitting for several years and now am trying to identify it - it is the size and width of my pinky finger, plastic and has a somewhat worn marking "ALelavidais" (it's in script - so I don't know if that's spelled right) with Paris printed beneath. The ligature has two rings of engraved pattern and the cap has a matching pattern ring. The box, cardboard, seems original, and has the address of 101 Warner Rd, Huntington, NY 11743.
Thanks in advance - Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Author: azuka
Date: 2007-09-30 13:08
These were also made by Chedeville. At one time Lelandais worked with Chedeville and later branched out on his own, but kept very similar markings on mouthpieces.
Both names are highly regarded by clarinet players and to a lesser extent, by sax players.
These tiny single reed mouthpieces were designed so that non-double reed players could easily play oboe without a big adjustment to their embouchre. These were mostly made and marketed in the 1960's and were highly frowned on by oboe instructors who claimed that the sound produced was greatly inferior. I have no idea having never heard anyone play one of these.
They are mostly a curiosity item these days as far as I can tell. I would love to have one. I play sax and clarinet and occasionally try my hand at an oboe, but the double reed embouchre along with what seems to be a bizarre fingering system has always proved to be too much for my patience.
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