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Re: Kasper Mpcs.

Author: NBeaty
Date: 2009-02-09 17:06

I second most everything that has been said. I've been told by everyone who's in the mouthpiece craftsmen and professional players that most Kaspars are junk. Greg Smith said "There may be 50 Kaspars left that are orchestra ready". There is a lot of truth to that.

That being said, I have played 2 Kaspars (not my own) that I would have paid in the 4 figures for if they were for sale. The fact is that most good kaspars are not for sale.

If you get lucky enough to get a good one, from any source, never part with it. Seller's remorse would be an understatement.

Most things that I don't like about some kaspars are:

1) high amount of resistance requiring too soft of a reed
2) brightness to the sound accompanied by SHARP pitch
3) flat or dull sound accompanied by flat throat tones (ann arbor especially)
4) Having been refaced\reworked too many times, possibly causing some of factors 1-3

Anyone else have this experience with the sub-par kaspars?

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