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Our clarinet mouthpieces come in a variety of designs and tip openings. Selecting the mouthpiece for your embouchure, clarinet, and reed is critical in enjoying the unique, desirable sound of our entire line of Gennusa and REDWINE mouthpieces.
Each of our mouthpieces are evaluated and hand-finished by Ben Redwine using skills he learned while apprenticing under Ignatius "Iggy" Gennusa. The Gennusa mouthpieces are available in the following openings: GE - close facing (under 1.02 mm tip opening) GE* - medium facing (1.02 - 1.06 mm tip opening) GE** - open facing (over 1.06 mm tip opening) The REDWINE mouthpieces will be measured to your liking, as well, but are not marked with tip openings. |
Custom Gennusa
The Custom Gennusa utilizes your choice of the "Excellente" or RETRO blank. The Custom is designed based upon your specifications of facing. You may visit our showroom to have this mouthpiece customized, or you may choose to select this mouthpiece through the mail, with three adjustments provided at no additional cost. This customized mouthpiece will provide you with years of playing pleasure! Email Ben Redwine for further details.
REDWINE E-flat
The REDWINE E-flat clarinet mouthpiece is produced on a proprietary Zinner blank. Ben Redwine designed this custom facing based on his years as the E-flat clarinetist with the US Naval Academy Band. It will provide a dark sound, with excellent high register intonation, based on Ben's experimentation with proper facing and reed combination. Contact Ben for recommendations about E-flat reeds!
The REDWINE mouthpiece is a custom product and will be faced to your specifications. When ordering, please specify your preferred tip opening, close (under 1.02 mm), medium (1.02 - 1.06 mm), or open (above 1.06 mm).
The REDWINE mouthpiece is a custom product and will be faced to your specifications. When ordering, please specify your preferred tip opening, close (under 1.02 mm), medium (1.02 - 1.06 mm), or open (above 1.06 mm).
Gennusa "Excellente"
The Gennusa "Excellente" mouthpieces are produced on blanks which are an exact copy of Iggy Gennusa's famous Chedeville mouthpiece, and are made in the U.S. of rubber produced in Indiana. The "Excellente" has a deep baffle, producing the finest modern dark, covered sound. Please specify close, medium, or open facing.
Gennusa Mezzo
The Mezzo mouthpiece is designed for younger, serious students with an eye to affordability. It is also an excellent back-up mouthpiece for outdoor playing. In a double blind test of the top 4 moderately priced mouthpieces (one is actually three times the price of the Gennusa), the Gennusa Mezzo Model received 7 votes as best mouthpiece by 10 prominent professional clarinetists. Made of plastic, rather than the more expensive vulcanized rubber, the Mezzo mouthpieces get the same dark, traditional clarinet sound at an affordable price. Try this one; you will be amazed!
Gennusa RETRO
The Gennusa RETRO clarinet mouthpiece was Iggy's original replication of his famous Chedeville mouthpiece. Many people have been nostalgic for that original version, the RETRO, so we have reintroduced this sought after mouthpiece. The RETRO provides maximum projection and a lively sound.
The RETRO mouthpiece is a custom product and will be faced to your specifications. When ordering, please specify your preferred tip opening, close (under 1.02 mm), medium (1.02 - 1.06 mm), or open (above 1.06 mm).
The RETRO mouthpiece is a custom product and will be faced to your specifications. When ordering, please specify your preferred tip opening, close (under 1.02 mm), medium (1.02 - 1.06 mm), or open (above 1.06 mm).
REDWINE Bass
For the ultimate bass clarinet sound, with optimal projection and focused, rich tone, the REDWINE bass mouthpiece will fit the bill! Designed on the classic facing measurements of Everett Matson, and using the finest rubber available, this mouthpiece will serve you well for the most demanding and sensitive playing required in the orchestral repertoire.