“As a musician, you depend above all on equipment that is personally tailored to you. For clarinetists, the mouthpiece is an especially essential factor, and it is immensely important not only to reproduce different facings perfectly, but also to continuously refine and adapt them to changing conditions.

For example, when the cut of a reed changes, the mouthpiece often requires immediate adjustment. This constant process of refinement works naturally with Hannes Gleichweit, because he is tirelessly committed to finding the best possible material and always responds to the individual needs of each musician.

I have always admired his ambition and his attitude of treating amateur musicians, students, and professional performers with the very same respect.”