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Welcome to my Website
Thanks for stopping by my website.
I appreciate your interest. Enjoy shopping around. If
you need help, you can e-mail or give me a call. I always enjoy “clarinet talk.”
This week's special sale!!!
| Buffet R13 Bb silver Keys. #721781. Awesome Clarinet - needs new home. Call me - 847-266-8644
In store demo model - $3,999. |
Dear friends, colleagues, and clients, Over a year ago, my wife and I were having lunch at our favorite restaurant,
when my phone dinged. I received an e-mail saying that Hans Zinner
& Co would be closing their doors in just a few weeks! I had been
their customer for 20 years, using their superb blanks as a base for all
my mouthpieces. This caused an immediate quandary: What would we do
when my stock of blanks was used up? Should we look for another blank
maker? Produce our own blanks? Retire? As you can imagine, we had quite a
lunchtime conversation! Well,
after months of research and study, I am proud to announce that I am
now producing my own mouthpieces from my own blank designs. I call them
the Grabner HiTech Clarinet Mouthpieces, and they are available for all
clarinets from E-flat through contra bass. My mouthpieces are produced
using cutting-edge, 21st-century technologies. They are designed using
CAD software and realized through very high-end additive manufacturing. The designs
are traditional with subtle improvements that meet the demands placed
on the 21st century clarinetist. The Grabner HiTech Clarinet Mouthpieces had a great kickoff at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Clarinet Day, and are now
available to order from this website. See below for ordering
instructions. The mouthpieces also will be available at select music stores such as Howarth of London, and will be exhibited at ClarinetFest® 2019, in Knoxville, July 24-28. Stop by to say, “Hello.” Warmest regards, Walter P.S.
- I have been asked several times why I chose additive manufacturing to
produce my mouthpieces, and about the material I selected. Click here for a little bit more information. P.P.S. - Reviews are starting to come in: Walter. I just wanted you to know this mouthpiece (S2MO) is great. I tried a couple of
other reeds on it (at home) ........and it played better than ever. I think you are indeed on to something
here!!! - Howard Green, prominent Chicago area clarinetist.
****************************************************************************************************************************** To Order Mouthpieces: I have some Zinner-based mouthpieces available. The table
below will tell you what Zinner-based mouthpieces I have left, and tell you what new model replaces them.
If you want to order one
of the few remaining Zinner-based mouthpieces, click on any of the remaining underlined links in the first column.
In the third column, you may
click on the links to get the
description of, and to order, my new Grabner HiTech Mouthpieces.
If you are not familiar with my old mouthpiece naming nomenclature, Click here,
and you can select the new Grabner HiTech Clarinet Mouthpieces by function and pitch. Then you can
browse in your category, until you are ready to drill down to your
special selection.
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Another New Product - Grabner HiTech Custom Clarinet Barrels
These
high-end barrels are made of a wide range of materials, using CNC
and/or 3-D printing techniques. They are made to order based on your
needs.
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Continuing Products:
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Grabner Wood Clarinet Barrels
Grabner clarinet barrels - Impeccable intonation, smooth and easy attack, and focused throat tones.
I have limited quantities available in 67, 66, and 65 mm.
Click here to learn more.
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The Virtuoso Clarinet Mouthpiece
Still Available
It has
been out for three years now. With its dark, bold, rich tone color, it
is a proven winner. I have sold hundreds!
Available in one facing, medium open. See table above for availability.
"Walter's
new Virtuoso mouthpieces have a beautiful balance of warmth, depth, and
brillance, with a lightening-fast articulation response and just enough
resistance to give us myriad color options, while still feeling free
and easy to play. Congratulations, Walter!" - Eric Mandat
Click
here to learn more.
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New Buffet Clarinets For Sale
I
have a large batch of new R13s in silver and in nickel. If you
are looking for a great new R13 (or Festival), click here, or contact me. These
clarinets are all prepped and ready to go. Give me a call -
847-266-8644! |
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