Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2022-10-06 04:54
Hi All,
I’ve been playing woodwinds since 1950 and the time is approaching when I will no longer need backup instruments and all the mouthpieces, ligatures, and other accessories that go with them. But there are several items that I have purchased over the years that are still among my favorites but there are new things that I now use.
Here are two lists: Vintage which I still use regularly; New stuff that gets daily use.
Vintage (still use): Aluminum LaVoz clarinet and sax reed holders, Harrison. Luyben, Gigliotti, and Bonade ligatures for all woodwinds, Manhasset music stand, Classic Selmer Soloist C* mouthpieces for bass clarinet, soprano sax, and alto sax.
Also, a Dukoff D7 tenor sax mouthpiece, Borbeck, Stowell Wells Schneider, Sumner, and Portnoy clarinet mouthpieces, LeBlanc L200 clarinet and Selmer Super 80 alto sax as backups, and K&M Bass clarinet stand
New (daily use): Yamaha Custom clarinet, alto sax, and tenor sax, Legere’ reeds for clarinet and bass clarinet, ATG reed system, various Korg metronome/tuners, Bam and Protec cases, Hercules sax and clarinet stands, Hawkins (Sinta and McAllister) alto sax mouthpieces.
These items are already gone from my arsenal: Selmer Mark VI alto and tenor sax, Buffet R13s, Selmer Model 32 bass Clarinet, various mouthpieces (Vandoren, Brilhart, misc.).
My questions for you are:
• Do you extensively use equipment that is 1980s or older and what is it? Let’s call it vintage.
• What equipment made in the last decade have you chosen over some older choices, particularly vintage?
I have found that making the decision on selling, trading, or gifting vintage items is always difficult as we usually have some interesting history together. But after that is said, there is usually some good mileage left on just about anything.
It is enjoyable telling the recipient a little about each item’s pedigree. Like, I was playing on this clarinet mouthpiece when I was backing the one and only…
Hank
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