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Concept

We believe old mouthpieces sound better. Harold Wright, Robert Marcellus, Daniel Bonade and Ralph McLane all sounded beautiful playing exceptional vintage mouthpieces. The artistry of these clarinetists was the source of our inspiration.

Our concept was to blend the ideal playing characteristics of their mouthpieces into our designs. We determined feel and sound to be of equal importance. A mouthpiece that feels great has the right balance of stability and flexibility, which will allow you to more easily express your musical ideas. A mouthpiece that sounds great becomes an inspiration to play. If you like your sound, you will rise to a new level of artistry.

Committed to make the most playable and beautiful sounding mouthpieces available, we would do whatever it took. Eliminating compromises and focusing on our concept of the ultimate mouthpiece would lead us to design our own production system. To maintain complete control, we would create our own hard rubber, our own designs, our own blanks, and our own final voicing.

Please enjoy the sound samples below

Our Mouthpiece concept
Our concept of a fine mouthpiece is one that celebrates resonance.  It should have a sweet and lively sound that is deep, and beautiful.

The mouthpiece’s character should combine strength with grace and depth with focus. 

The mouthpiece’s flexibility should allow for one to easily manipulate color and size while always maintaining the sound’s unifying tonal center.

The mouthpiece’s tonal efficiency should allow for a quick and lively response that is reliable and clear. 

A fine mouthpiece should feel like an extension of your voice. It should freely facilitate your musical concepts into your musical voice.

Old mouthpieces
It is our belief that the finest mouthpieces of the past were produced in the 1930’s.  The rubber from which the best examples were made (Chedeville) helped produce a sound that was much more complete with overtones.  They had a depth, resonance and focus that could not as easily be achieved on modern mouthpieces.

Best rubber, best sound
The material from which a mouthpiece is made has great influence over your sound, feel, and response.  The center of our mouthpiece concept comes from the material.  We believe that with the best hard rubber you can more easily achieve the best sound.

Best design, best sound
The resonant potential of the hard rubber is only as good as the mouthpiece’s design.  A great design should work together with the natural resonance characteristics of the hard rubber to ensure a beautiful sound that is easy to produce. 

Best reed, best sound
A reed’s efficient vibration is very important to achieve the full resonance benefits of our proprietary rubber and designs.  In an attempt to produce a beautiful sound, we believe many clarinetists use harder reeds than necessary.  Please try our designs with a thinner-cut free and vibrant reed.  You may be pleasantly surprised by the results.