Welcome clarinetists! These pages are designed to acquaint you with Gregory Smith mouthpieces.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Since joining the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1983, I have enjoyed playing in concert the great classic mouthpieces of this century made by Frank Kaspar of Chicago/Cicero and Chedeville - both Henri and Charles.
Gregory Smith Clarinet Mouthpieces
In the early 1990's I became acquainted with French mouthpiece blanks made by Hans Zinner of Bavaria. I thought it to be the finest sounding material that I had ever played, including my vintage Kaspar & Chedeville mouthpieces.
It was so impressive how they sounded, tuned, and felt in the orchestra that I decided after my own further design and development to start making the Gregory Smith line of mouthpieces. This was intended to continue in the tradition of the great classic mouthpieces of the past.
Following that pursuit, each mouthpiece is extensively hand worked by myself during each aspect of mouthpiece production including the bore, chamber, facing, etc. As each one is made, they are played and meticulously tested for proper voicing, tonal depth, focus, timbre, eveness of sound and response, and ease of articulation.
The final result is the Gregory Smith mouthpiece that is embraced worldwide by the finest orchestral performers, soloists, chamber musicians, teachers and top students of today. Unique to the Gregory Smith mouthpiece is that it is made by a performing clarinetist in a world renowned symphony orchestra.
