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World Class
Clarinet Mouthpieces and Clarinet Products
My Business
I have been in business for ten years, supplying
world-class mouthpieces and other related products and services to clarinetists
the world over. In that time period, I have
handcrafted over six thousand five hundred mouthpieces.
In
addition to mouthpieces, I
sell new Buffet clarinets and often have used
and restored clarinets for sale. I also
sell
handcrafted clarinet barrels.
I accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express credit card
payments over the phone. Call 847-266-8644 to
order.
What’s New?
I am back from a
refreshing vacation, having visited Rome, Florence, Pisa, Portofino, Venice, Dubrovnik, Naples, Sorrento, and the
Amalfi coast. What a wonderful, once in a lifetime trip!
Production of new
mouthpieces has started again and I will be shipping orders immediately.
My next trip to Buffet USA
Headquarters is scheduled for late July or early August. Let me know if there
is a special clarinet you would like me to pick out for you.
I just received a shiny, new 1193 Low
C bass clarinet from Buffet. It’s a beauty. Let me know if you are
interested!
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Trips
to Buffet in Florida
As a authorized Buffet dealer, I
always want to present the very best products to my customers. To do this,
I periodically visit Buffet Crampon in Florida to select the very best
clarinets I can find.
I personally select and test every clarinet that I sell.
This takes time and costs money. Why do I do it? I do it to present the
best quality I possibly can.
Click here to see current
prices and review my policies.
Click
here to see descriptions and pictures of individual clarinets that are
prepped and ready to ship immediately!
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Icelandic
Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Section Uses All Walter Grabner Mouthpieces
Pictured below, is a photo of the clarinet section of
the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. From left: Sigurdur
Snorrason (Siggi), Runar Oskarsson and Einar Johannesson.
As of fall 2006, they all perform on Walter Grabner
mouthpieces, including soprano, Eb soprano, bass clarinet, and basset horn
mouthpieces.
I have had the pleasure of working and corresponding
with these gentlemen for several years. Their input on my craftsmanship has
truly helped me move my art to a higher level.
For more about the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, click here.
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Buffet
Muncy Barrels
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Try
the NEW Buffet Muncy Barrels. They are amazingly good.
I recommend them for all R13
based Bb AND A clarinets. On both clarinets, I immediately
noticed a deeper richer tone, more balanced intonation, and amazing
response. This is due to Phil Muncy’s
Moennig- style taper, painstakingly cut using a
six-reamer process.
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Now available - the
“Lawrie Bloom” Basset Horn Mouthpiece.
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"Lawrie Bloom" Bass
Clarinet Mouthpiece
Lawrie Bloom, legendary bass
clarinetist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and I have formed a
partnership to manufacture and develop the best possible bass clarinet
mouthpiece.
Made from a Zinner blank, this mouthpiece is the product of
hundreds of hours of designing, prototyping, and testing over a period of 2
˝ years.
This
mouthpiece COMBINES legendary Zinner quality, the
experience and artistry of Lawrie Bloom, one of
the world’s great bass clarinetists, and my own craftsmanship, honed in the
production of thousands of mouthpieces.
In the
two years since this mouthpiece has been introduced, it has made its way
into professional orchestras the world over and been given high ratings by
many of the world’s finest bass clarinet players.
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If you are interested in the
Bass Clarinet, you may join the NewBassClarinetGroup,
by clicking this link:
Click to join NewBassClarinetGroup
Cool
Links:
Attend
concerts of the Chicago
Clarinet Ensemble. If you love great clarinet playing and exciting soloists.
For more information, click on this link: Chicago
Clarinet Ensemble
Dr.
David Etheridge, Professor of Clarinet at the University of Oklahoma, has
authored a three volume guide for beginning, intermediate, and advanced
students and their teachers , entitled “A Practical Approach to the Clarinet”. I have reviewed them
and they are excellent. For more information, click here.
Bass
clarinet players - if you don’t have the
Michael Drapkin “Symphonic Repertoire
for the Bass Clarinet”, Volumes One ,Two, and Three you are really missing
out. I wish that these excerpt books had been available when I was on the audition
circuit. Every serious bass clarinet player should have them: www.bassclarinet.net
If
you want clarinet music, methods, recordings, and books. try Gary Van Cott first. He is a woodwind.org sponsor and performs a
valuable service for the clarinet (and entire woodwind) community. He is
always a pleasure to work with. I buy all my music from him. He’s just a great guy to do business with. Here is his website: http://www.vcisinc.com/
If
you want to try some great clarinet barrels (and you don’t want to get them from me), try Dr. Allen Segal. He makes lovely clarinet
barrels: http://www.clarinetconcepts.com/
Please click on the links above for information about my
products and services. To
contact me, click here.
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