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Re: Pete Fountain Crystal Mouthpiece?

Author: Bob Barnhart ★2017
Date: 2013-08-13 20:55

My best friend and I grew up playing along with Pete all throughout Junion/Senior high and played Selmer HS*, HS** and Pete Fountain crystal mouthpieces.

After I broke my favorite HS* I gave up on crystals as it seems too hard to find a good one. My friend has stayed with them and about 2 years ago ordered a very different "Pete Fountain" crystal from a company in New York or New Jersey.

THIS mouthpiece is really great--much better than what Leblanc(?) sells as its "Pete Fountain" and probably more similar to the (old) Vandoren A2 Crystal that Pete was quoted as playing in old advertisements. It's quite open (~1.20+ mm) and somewhat resistant, playing best with a 2-2 1/2 reed.

I've asked my friend for the address/phone of this company as they don't have a web-site (can you believe it?) and he's looking for it.

Bob Barnhart

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