CLIENTS & TESTIMONIALS -
Martin Fröst
International Soloist and Recording artist
Robert Pickup
Principal Clarinet, Zurich Opera House Orchestra.
Robert Hill
Theodore Oien
Richie Hawley
Yehuda Gilad
Principal Clarinet, BBC Symphony Orchestra and
Nash Ensemble.
"I have been playing on mouthpieces made by Ramon Wodkowski for over a year now. He has the unique expertise that only a fine player can have. His ability to produce consistently high quality mouthpieces and to match them to my requirements is quite remarkable. He can make mouthpieces to suit almost all tastes and his judgement and advice are invaluable."
Principal Clarinet, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Hermann Stefánsson
Ron Selka
Richard Lesser
Charlene Zimmerman
Tony Lamb
Nicholas Carpenter
David Neuman
Peter Cornish
Alex Allen
Emily Sutcliffe
Andrew Harper
Richard Russell
Tom Lessels
Rachel Fillhart
Klaus Tönshoff
Thomas LeGrand
Chad Burrow
Rosa Campos -
Shannon Orme
Peter Davis
Sasha Potiomkin
Christian Schubert
Caroline Hartig
James Muirhead
David Rix
Derek Hannigan
Katherine Lacy
Alan Asquith
Michael Kornacki
Garrick Zoeter
Victor Slaymark
Dr Cecil Gold
Fred Ormand
Ian Herbert
Principal Clarinet, Stockholm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Principal Clarinet, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Former Principal Clarinet,
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (1968 -
"Mr.Wodkowski is a miracle worker with mouthpieces. His formidable expertise has provided inestimable benefits for me."
Principal Clarinet, Lyric Opera of Chicago and
Grank Park Symphony Orchestra
Principal Clarinet, English National Opera Orchestra
“ I have had a number of mouthpieces worked on by Ramon over the last year, and have been impressed by his knowledge of the subject, quality of work, attention to detail and understanding of my particular requirements. His own excellent playing helps to back up this expertise, and his charges are quite reasonable. Altogether I feel there are few people able to offer the clarinettist such good service in this specialised area.”
Principal Eb and Bb Clarinet, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Clarinet, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Freelance clarinettist.
"I knew that Ramon had a great reputation for his work with French and American mouthpieces but didn’t know if he could fix a German Zinner model that I once used with my Seggelke reform Boehm clarinets. He did fix it: in fact he transformed what was a reasonably good mouthpiece into one that is superb. He works with incredible skill and has a deep intuition that comes from years of close analysis of mouthpiece design. I really like this idea of transforming something that’s satisfactory into something that’s a joy to use. Next I’m going to ask him to direct his remarkable talents towards my bass clarinet mouthpiece."
Proprietor of Clarinets Direct and freelance clarinettist.
Jazz clarinetist. www.michaelmarcusjazz.com
"Ramon Wodkowski knows about sound and its true qualities. That's why I believe he's quickly becoming one of the new clarinet mouthpiece gurus of the 21st century. It's my pleasure to use one of Ramon's mouthpieces during my performances."
Freelance clarinettist based in London.
Freelance clarinettist based in London.
Freelance orchestral player and chamber musician.
Freelance clarinettist based in London.
Freelance clarinettist based in Manchester.
E flat Clarinet, Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Associate Principal Clarinet Houston Symphony
Professor of Clarinet, University of Michigan
Co-
Bass Clarinettist, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Sub-
Acting Bass Clarinet, Houston Symphony
" I feel very privileged to have worked with Ramon along with my colleagues from the Houston Symphony. His ability to accommodate our specific needs with three very different styles of mouthpieces (Kanter, Kaspar and Chedeville) left us in awe!"
Second Clarinet, Houston Symphony
Professor of Clarinet, Michigan State University
Principal Bass Clarinet, Halle Orchestra
Principal Clarinet, City of London Sinfonia
Ramon truly has a gift in his understanding of what makes a mouthpiece special and
what is more he appears to possess this feel for a wide variety of stylistic preferences.
Potentially life-
Principal Clarinet English National Ballet, Sub-
Principal Bass Clarinet, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Sub-
Assistant Principal Clarinet/Second Clarinet, Grand Rapids Symphony, Recording Artist, OgreOgress Productions
Professor of Clarinet, Michigan State University.
"I trust my mouthpieces only to someone who is a first-
Professor of Clarinet, Shenandoah Conservatory, member of Antares, antares-
"Ramon Wodkowski's clarinet mouthpiece is exceptional
in every way. It offers the professional clarinetist
optimal resistance, clarity and security in the high
register, and the ability to produce a beautiful,
seamless tone throughout. Furthermore the facings are
extremely reed friendly, which in this age of too
little time, is a life saver"
Former Principal Clarinet, Royal Shakespeare Company and faculty member of the Guildhall School of Music for 36 years.
Former Professor of Clarinet, University of Idaho, University of Akron, University of North Carolina, Principal Clarinet, Greensboro Symphony.
“ Clarinetists who need to have their mouthpieces re-
Principal Clarinet, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Professor, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Professor of Clarinet Emeritus, The University of Michigan
Former Principal Clarinet, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Douglas Cornelsen
Second Clarinet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Principal Clarinet, Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
Former Principal Clarinet, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Clarinet -
Professor of Clarinet, University of Southern California and Colburn School of Music, Music Director of the Colburn Orchestra.
Gregory Raden
Principal Clarinet, Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
William Stafford
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International Soloist and Recording Artist,
Artistic Director -
Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,
Professor of Clarinet -