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Re: Borbeck Mouthpieces

Author: Kalakos
Date: 2005-08-19 19:14

From the time I started playing clarinet in 1963, I was unhappy with my mouthpieces. I tried several over the years; none had exactly what I wanted. I finally used the trick of putting some wax inside which helped. Then I discovered Borbeck's mouthpieces. I tried every mouthpiece in a special woodwind shop in Oakland without looking at which ones were which. I had my wife and a couple of friends listening. The best two of all of them with the sound I wanted were a Borbeck 14 and a Borbeck 16. These were all expensive custom mpc's. I bought both and have been playing them now for 20 plus years. In the last year or so, I have bought 3 more. (You never can tell when you might break a mouthpiece; it's "insurance!!!") My favorite is a hard rubber #16 my wife bought from him for me for my birthday a couple of years ago. I really like his mouthpieces. My other faves, by the way, are a pair of "Jazz" mpc's from Walter.
John

Kalakos
Kalakos Music
http://www.TAdelphia.com

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