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Re: Behn Vintage Mouthpieces A+

Author: Bluenoser
Date: 2007-04-18 00:26

I have been using one of Brad's "C" line for about 6 months.
I can honestly say that it has made a big difference for me.
I don't have to work nearly as hard to get the sound that I want. I find that the corners of my mouth tuck in almost automatically and I don't bite. There is an extra ring in the sound that I never had before. I find them VERY reed friendly even on bad reed days. I use Vandoren V12 #4's. I have way more endurance on this mouthpiece and it has a very relaxed sound and feel.
Brad's service was superb.
I have been a professional clarinet player for over 20 years and I have certainly been successful with my stock VanDoren 5RV lyre. I'm not someone who switches a lot and I had been using the 5RV lyre mouthpieces for 25 years. I was never interested in anything else until a friend let me try his Kaspar. Wow. I just didn't know what I was missing. Instead of trying to hunt down old mouthpieces, I contacted Brad. As it turns out, the mouthpiece that works the best for me was one of his more "Chedeville" models. I bought two of them, but not at the same time. I managed to pick out the same mouthpiece "blindly" when Brad sent some to a friend of mine. Obviously I've reached a point where I know what I want.

I know they are expensive. That is why I would recommend getting your sound REALLY together first and then seeing if one of Brad's mouthpieces would give it that extra "ping". All his mouthpieces are well made but you have to make sure you know what you want before you start experimenting with this kind of money. A great mouthpiece won't make up for hard work but it will make it easier to do the work. I find as I age I need a bit of extra help. This mouthpiece enables me to get a great sound without as much work.

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