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Author: MarkS
Date: 2025-03-27 22:42
Some time back, I posted a link to an interesting Youtube video by Dr. Ron Odrich: Robert Marcellus and his Clarinets, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N59CYFK9NN0&t=3s. Dr. Odrich inherited the clarinets and mouthpieces from Marcellus. In the video, he mentions that he sometimes plays on Marcellus' Kaspar mouthpiece(s) using Legere reeds.
I bought a Frank Kaspar (Cicero) 14 mouthpiece back in 1967, played it through high school and my first year of college, and then left it sitting in a closet for most of the time since. Since I play on Legere reeds, Odrich's video made me curious about how the mouthpiece would play with the French cut reeds that I use. Recently, I had the mouthpiece restored by Ramon Wodkowski. He found it to be significantly warped, and refaced it to the original curve that Kaspar used, but reducing the tip opening slightly. He also did some internal work. I am very pleased to discover that the mouthpiece plays great with the Legere FC 3.0 reeds that I use. I prefer it to the various modern mouthpieces that I have.
Mark
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Author: tisha56morris
Date: 2025-04-08 15:49
That’s a fascinating journey, Mark! It’s incredible how a piece of equipment—especially something as deeply personal as a mouthpiece—can go through decades of dormancy and then suddenly become an essential part of your playing again. Ramon Wodkowski’s restoration work sounds like it brought that Kaspar mouthpiece back to life in a way that connects you to its original craftsmanship while making it even more compatible with your playing style today.
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It's also interesting that Odrich's mention of Legere reeds played a role in this rediscovery. Synthetic reeds have certainly evolved over time, and finding the right match for a refaced vintage mouthpiece must have been quite the experiment.
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Author: UrbanTowne
Date: 2025-04-14 10:59
Dr. Ron Odric has many very innovative designs. He knows how to capture modern trends to bring quality products to users. I have been following Geometry Dash him for a long time.
Post Edited (2025-04-14 11:00)
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