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My soprano is a Jupiter Artist Model. I seem to change setups all the time, nevertheless, it always sounds like me! I tend to favour either a Caravan or Rascher soprano m/p for classical and a Vandoren S25 for jazz.
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I have a Jupiter Artist Model alto with a Vandoren A35 piece for big band and jazz work, and a Caravan Medium chamber m/p for classical.
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I use a Caravan m/p on my Jupiter Artist Tenor for classical, and an old Sumner #8 for jazz playing.
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The Jupiter Artist bari I play was the first of the Jupiter saxes I got, and I still love it. I use a Vandoren B75 m/p on it for big band and jazz playing, and a Caravan for classical work.
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I've been playing on the same Selmer 10s clarinet that I got in high school for 25 years! I can't seem to find anything else like it. Steve Fox modified the G# key to fit my hand better, and added a bis Bb tab. Vandoren B40 m/p and Bonade reverse lig.
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My alto and bass clarinets are also Selmers - both Series 9 as far as I know. Vandoren B40s with Vandoren #3 reeds on both.
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My Contra Alto (AKA Eb Contrabass) Clarinet is an old plastic Vito. I use the stock mouthpiece, but refaced it myself. I'm trying some Alexander DC bari reeds on it right now, with a Rovner 4R ligature.
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I've got an old Kohlert bassoon. It's keyed to a high D, and I had Shauna at Gary Armstrong Woodwinds add a RH whisper lock added to it. I use the excellent bassoon reeds that Paul Buttemer makes.
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My flute is a DeMedici - this is Jupiter's handmade line. It's a fantastic instrument. My picc is a Jupiter plastic student model - at least until they start making DeMedici piccs! I'm not sure if you can see it in this photo, but my flute has engraving around the edge of the key cups.
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I've got a quirky oboe - it's a European model Amati with the single automatic octave key. I buy commercial reeds and adjust them to my own needs.
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