Here's another wonderful Lelandais clarinet mouthpiece offering.  While much of the below wording is the same as our other Lelandais mouthpiece we have for sale, the facing is slightly different so that's your big consideration point when comparing the two.

This mouthpiece was made by the Lelandais factory of France for the Delacroix company. Not well known but much loved by those who have been fortunate to acquire their mouthpieces, the Delacroix name really doesn't matter. What matters are several key points.
 
1. This mouthpiece was made by Lelandais - the company that acquired the famous Chedeville brand back in the 40's. This mouthpiece was made in the 60's - a time when resonance, focus, and core were common.
 
2. During the 60's the Lelandais company made beautiful chambers. This particular mouthpiece has a strikingly beautiful baffle contour and a narrow, gently A-framed throat which in combination serves the rubber's resonance characteristics perfectly. This mouthpiece is extremely well put together - yes I refaced this beauty, and I'm quite proud of my work - it is a goodie for sure.
 
3. The rubber from this era - while not widely known because it isn't a pre-war era mouthpiece is really good. It has a wonderful rich chocolaty depth with a lively response. It offers full resonance, and it sounds very pleasing to those who appreciates the mid-century era sounds - it comes from a time when focus, core, and resonance were truly understood and applauded.
 
4. I meticulously refaced and reconditioned this mouthpiece into a work of art. It has a Close facing (1.01-35), narrow rails, and it has a full resonance - not to be trifled with. It is very free, offers great core, projection, and has a full body of resonance and colors which are easy to manipulate.In my opinion, this mouthpiece is an equal to the well known Kaspar mouthpieces of that era, and that's because Frank Kaspar used blanks sourced by Lelandais - made with the same chamber design and rubber material during the same era.
 
Now you can acquire a lovely mouthpiece that rivals the best mouthpieces of that era, but at a bargain price. Let the fact that this mouthpiece's lesser known pedigree can be a buying opportunity.
 
On a personal note, I actually used this mouthpiece in my first orchestra position back when I started out in the refacing arts.  In the early 1990's a Tulsa music store owner who took an interest and liking in my refacing endeavors offered his small collection of antique mouthpieces to me as the stuff to help build a business.  Well this particular specimen was just too good to sell off! - I kept it for myself.  I kept the other one listed here as well.  These mouthpieces became the mouthpieces I used in the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra for several years.  And during that time, I collected antiques from all sorts of makes, and these mouthpieces continued to stand at the top.... until they were eventually dethroned by my Vintage Collection mouthpieces I made from BEHN Proprietary Rod Rubber.  That's pretty darned good I think!
 
No returns on used mouthpieces. But if after a week of evaluations, if you just can't get along with this splendid specimen, we'll accept it in return for credit towards a BEHN flagship mouthpiece (EPIC, EVOKE, or VINTAGE).