Walter Grabner

991 Wildwood Lane

Highland Park, IL 60035

847-266-8644 

 

World Class Clarinet Mouthpieces

I have a new “Lawrie Bloom” Basset Horn mouthpiece, developed over the past several years. I haven’t had a chance to put up a webpage, but the mouthpiece is ready to go. Call or e-mail.

My mouthpieces are all hand crafted and tested rigorously. I receive many orders from all over the world. Right now there is a slight waiting period between the time I receive the order and when I can have the order ready for shipping. I am doing the best I can to get you great mouthpieces. Hopefully, it is worth a short wait. Thank you for your patience.

 

Bb/A Clarinet Mouthpieces:

 

Kaspar-Style Mouthpieces

Personal Series Mouthpieces

CHICAGO Style Mouthpieces

Jazz/Klezmer Mouthpiece

NEW - Student Mouthpiece

Wood Mouthpieces

 

Other Clarinet Mouthpieces:

 

C clarinet mouthpieces

Eb Clarinet Mouthpieces

Alto Clarinet Mouthpiece

Basset Horn Mouthpiece

Bass Clarinet Mouthpieces

EB Contra Alto Mouthpiece

BBb Contra Bass Mouthpiece

 

Serial Number Policy

Mouthpiece Trials

Mouthpiece "Optimization"

Mouthpiece Re-facing

Customer Comments

Home Page

Clarinet Mouthpiece Facings Explained

Soprano Clarinet Mouthpiece Comparison Chart

 

 

 

Clarinet Mouthpieces

If you have a question about any of my mouthpieces, please contact me. I am ALWAYS interested and available to answer your questions. I am most easily contacted by e-mail, and I answer EVERY inquiry. To contact me, click here.

Now in my ninth year in business, I have been fortunate to enjoy considerable success with my mouthpieces.

Since 1998 I have hand crafted over 6000 mouthpieces!  

I have shipped mouthpieces to clarinetists in professional orchestras and bands and at leading music schools around the world, including the following countries:

·          The United States

·          Australia

·          Argentina

·          Belgium

·          Bolivia

·          Brazil

·          Bulgaria

·          Canada

·          China

·          Denmark

·          England

·          Finland

·          France

·          Germany

·          Iceland

·          Ireland

·          Israel

·          Italy

·          Japan

·          Kazakhstan

·          Republic of Korea

·          Latvia

·          Mexico

·          The Netherlands

·          New Zealand

·          Norway

·          The Philippines

·          Romania

·          Russia

·          Scotland

·          Singapore

·          Slovakia

·          Spain

·          Sweden

·          Switzerland

·          Taiwan

·          Uruguay

 

A collection of Grabner mouthpieces.

 

I perform extensively in orchestras, in recital, and as a soloist, and I am proud to say I play exclusively on my own mouthpieces.

 

I am one of the very few mouthpiece craftsmen that make mouthpieces for all clarinets:

 

·         Eb soprano

·         C clarinet

·         Bb and A clarinet

·         Alto clarinet

·         Basset Horn

·         Bass clarinet

·         Eb Contra Alto Clarinet

·         BBb Contra Bass clarinet

 

My hand-crafted mouthpieces have been “sighted” in the following professional groups:

In the United States:

·          “The President’s Own” Marine Corps Band

·          Maryland Symphony

·          Annapolis Symphony

·          Los Angeles Philharmonic

·          Ashville Symphony

·          Kansas City Symphony

·          Phoenix Symphony

·          Columbus Symphony

·          Cincinnati Symphony

·          Chicago Symphony

·          Chicago Chamber Players

·          Chicago Civic Symphony Orchestra

·          Lyric Opera of Chicago

·          The Detroit Symphony

·          Indianapolis Symphony

·          Broadway Show Orchestras

·          Rockford (IL) Symphony

·          Galveston Symphony

·          Green Bay Symphony

·          Quad Cities Symphony

·          Southwest Michigan Symphony

·          Richmond Symphony

·          Virginia Symphony

·          Evansville Symphony

·          Grand Rapids Symphony

·          Hartford Symphony Orchestra

·          Jacksonville Symphony

·          York (PA) Symphony Orchestra

·          Madison (WI) Chamber Orchestra

·          The US Air Force Band

·          The US Coast Guard Band

·          The US Army Ground Forces Band

·          The New Haven Symphony

·          Eugene (Oregon) Symphony

·          The Dayton Symphony

·          Beloit/Janesville Orchestra

·          Golden State Pops Orchestra

·          South Carolina Philharmonic

·          Cedar Rapids Symphony

·          Naples (FL) Philharmonic

·          Ridgefield (CT) Symphony

·          Waterbury (CT) Symphony

·          Kansas City Civic Opera

 

International:

 

·          Mexico City Philharmonic

·          Royal Scottish National Orchestra

·          Symphony New Brunswick, Canada

·          Ulster (Northern Ireland) Symphony Orchestra

·          Icelandic Opera Orchestra

·          Icelandic Symphony Orchestra

·          Israel Philharmonic

·          Kirov orchestra Mariinsky theatre Russia

·          Toronto Opera Orchestra

·          Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

·          City of Southhampton Orchestra (UK)

·          Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

·          Aargauer Symphony Orchestra (Switzerland)

·          Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Italy)

·          Symphony Orchestra of Alicante (Spain)

·          Young National Orchestra of Spain

·          Orquesta Sinfonica de la Univ. de Guanajuato

·          West Australian Symphony Orchestra

·          Rome (Italy) Philharmonic

·          Tayside Symphony (Scotland)

·          Royal Australian Air Force Band

·          State Academic Symphony orchestra of Kazakhstan

·          Lugano (Italy) Wind Symphony

·          Orquestra Sinfônica Estadual do Paraná

 

To report a Grabner mouthpiece “sighting” just click below and send me an e-mail.

 

Optimized – What does this mean?

 

Some might call it “reed friendly”. Since my earliest days as a mouthpiece maker, I have attempted to “optimize” or “fit” a given mouthpiece to a certain strength (and brand) of reed. Most of my mouthpieces are optimized for the Vandoren V12 reeds and the most popular strengths, either #4 ½, #4, #3 ½, or #3 reeds. Of course, other brands of reeds work fine, such as Gonzales, Legere, Vandoren Rue Lepic, etc.

 

The concept is to make mouthpieces that fit the reeds that are available, making reed selection easier and adjustment less arduous. Each mouthpiece is tested against several representative reeds fitting the description and style of the mouthpiece. How well I succeed can only be decided by your reactions and playing experiences.  Any feedback you can give me is welcomed.

 

Trials

 

Please do not ask me to ship you mouthpieces without a deposit payment. Mouthpiece blanks are not free, and my time is not free. I have a liberal trial and return policy. Please, let’s stick with that.

 

Trials are now 14 days.  The trial starts upon receipt of the mouthpiece. Do not keep mouthpieces beyond 14 days.

 

There is a $5 charge for each returned mouthpiece for sterilization and re-stocking. If you have purchased one mouthpiece on a two mouthpiece trial, the purchase price includes sterilization and restocking of the second mouthpiece.

 

Please return all trial mouthpieces within the 14 of receipt. Recently, there have been a number of people keeping mouthpieces for up to 60 days, forcing me to become a collection agency rather than a musician/craftsman.

 

Also, YOU MUST return the mouthpieces in “like-new” condition. Too many mouthpieces have been returning that look like they have been through a war.  I provide a tape cushion to prevent tooth scratches. Look at your current mouthpiece. If your ligature has scratched up your mouthpiece, it will quickly scratch up a new one. Use masking tape or black electrical tape to minimize scratching.

 

Several mouthpieces have been returned recently in padded envelopes. This DOES NOT WORK. The packaging, at least, is always crushed and unusable, click here for an example. It that happens I have to assess a further fee. Please use a box to mail all returned mouthpieces.