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Unidentified mouthpiece

Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2012-09-03 00:32

For anyone that was following my story of two clarinets. ... now I'm getting ready to send off my Yamaha CSV to Wesley Rice. I made an appointment by phone and although there is nothing obviously wrong, I just want him to bring it up to the highest standard. That leaves me with the late 80's R13 to play, which has a prettier more open tone but worse intonation and is generally flat. I've been using a Vandoren B46 and a Selmer HS** and a Vandoren 5RV but the intonation problem plus a little looseness and hard to control quality was not tamed. I have this one odd mouthpiece that I picked up for $5 out of the discard bin from one of the local shops. It had no distinguishing markings but it looked like something well made with clean solid rails and hard rubber construction. I popped it on the Buffet and it brought the looseness under control. I didn't have to think about not fluctuating my pressue even a shade for fear of pitch variations - it was pitch forgiving. It was a shade more resistant but it retained the big open warm round sound I like about the Buffet. After a half hour, I decided to check it with a Korg and I was amazed. Nothing was more than 5 to 10 cents off and most everything was respectably on but for the few throat tones.

I'd like to know what the dimensions of this mpc are and if possible the heritage but without any knowledge or experience in measurements, I can't even say much more than it has an average tip opening and length of lay. I'd like to see if I could get a fresher, better version of this same mpc. If there anyone in my area who could look at the mpc and tell me what dimensions I should look for, that would be ideal. I guess it would have wait to after my Yamaha comes back from Mr. Rice. Who can I bring this mpc to?

Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com

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Re: Unidentified mouthpiece

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2012-09-03 12:37

Kalmen Opperman could do what you want within a few seconds and then made you a mouthpiece that was even better. Unfortunately, he's no longer with us.

I'd say send it off to Walter Grabner, Brad Behn or Ramon Wodkowski for diagnosis.

Ken Shaw

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