Testimonials

"The Chedeville UMBRA Clarinet F1 is the best mouthpiece I have ever played. I must say that I own over a dozen mouthpieces from several mayor manufacturers and the Umbra surpassed them all in every category. The sound is beautifully dark with many undertones that makes it colorful. The response is immediate and precise, allowing for a pianissimo to a triple forte to be played effortlessly in any register and single tonguing at speeds I wasn’t able before. More importantly, the intonation is impeccable."

The Chedeville SAV mouthpiece makes you feel at one with your instrument. This mouthpiece produces a rich, warm and flexible tone that lets your musical imagination fly.

“I can trust my mouthpiece on any given day . . . amazing consistency, warm beautiful tone, dark stable core, with clarity and flexibility.”

“Very free blowing and responsive in all registers. I especially enjoyed the consistency in feel and sound color from one note to the next. I also found articulation, particularly at softer dynamics, easier than other mouthpieces I’ve tried. Solves a lot of response and tone quality issues with classical saxophone. It is a real joy to play.”

“Allows me to play delicately . . . I particularly love the feeling of the low end on this mouthpiece.”

“The mouthpiece is perfect for quartet playing: all four voices are easy to hear independently, but also blend well with each other . . . articulation is very good over the whole range . . . altissimo: very easy, beautiful tone, easy to control . . . mouthpiece looks amazing!”

“Easiest Classical Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece I’ve played . . . so much more room for volume without sacrificing clarity.”

“Flexible sound, lots of projection while keeping a warm, round character . . . great sound throughout the whole register, great dynamic range.”

“I am looking for three things in a mouthpiece . . . a dark robust tone, control, and projection . . . this mouthpiece has all of that and more.”

After the first 5 seconds of trying it, with big smile: “I want it!”

“Maintains warmth with ease . . . consistency between registers . . . articulation is a breeze . . . easy to focus on the music.”