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 Re: New Vandoren Masters Mouthpieces
Author: Bartmann 
Date:   2012-03-19 17:09

Hello fellow clarinetists,

I've been away from this board for a while but thought some people could benefit from my experiences with the Vandoren Masters clarinet Mouthpiece CL4.

In my years as a clarinetist I have been very happy using Vandoren mouthpieces on my Buffet R13. The M13, M13 Lyre, and now the M15 is the mouthpiece I use the most in my community orchestra.

I was eager to try the new Masters mouthpiece from Vandoren. I have the CL4 mouthpiece which is a bit sharp and needs a 67mm barrel. I tried an assortment of aged Vandoren V12 reeds strength 4, 3.5, and 3 over a period of a couple of months. In my opinion, the 4 strength reeds were a bit too airy, while the 3's were a bit too soft.

The mouthpiece in general has a clear and bright tone which I like. However a major concern with the Vandoren CL4 mouthpiece was that the throat tones sounded sickly. Especially G#, A and Bb, these three notes were VERY different in character from all the other notes. Resonance fingerings actually made the tone worse. There is nothing that I can do to make these tone ring clearly and brightly.

I may go back to exploring the CL4 mouthpiece with a different brand of reeds like Rigotti Gold. But as it stands now, this new mouthpiece is certainly not for me.


Bartmann
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