Parke Mouthpieces

Claude Gnocchi · 08-16-2006, 01:05 PM

Just got a Parke/Merkelo 650...WOW!! no wonder no one sells these used; they are keepers! Who plays one here?

mahaberio · 08-16-2006, 01:56 PM

I play a Merkelo 655-275-24 and am very happy with it. The customer service is wonderful too.

RG111 · 08-16-2006, 04:05 PM

I play a 655-285-22 for most of my stuff. I have the same set up with a deeper throat also. Jeff made me a picc mouthpiece also, but I don't have the numbers here with me. I never expect to change pieces again!
Roy Griffin

hunsicker · 08-17-2006, 05:10 AM

Yep -- I really like my Merkelo 630-265-24. (Also have a 285 cup for it, but have ended up using the 265 for everything so far.) Really plays. And if I ever have to get a replacement from them, I know it'll be identical.

Did you have them make the 22 throat for you, or did you get it drilled out elsewhere? When I tried them they only had 26 and 24 throats available.

RG111 · 08-17-2006, 12:58 PM

Parke made the 22 throat for me. I've been a customer of theirs since their NY days, and they made some great combos for me over the years. And, as someone said, their customer service is fantastic!
Roy Griffin

bnbtrpt · 08-17-2006, 03:33 PM

Didn't some people have some problems with park a while back? Is their customer service really that good now?

MJ · 08-17-2006, 03:50 PM

For those of you who like Parke's customer service.... Have you ever had to return a MP? What was that experience like for you?

I tried a Merkelo once and didn't like it at all. No big deal but it just wasn't for me. Where I ran into trouble was with the return "process".

RG111 · 08-17-2006, 09:00 PM

I have returned mouthpieces with no problems with being credited for them. Usually I don't have to return them because I know what I want as far as size,depth and throat.
Roy Griffin

Harrelson1 · 08-18-2006, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hunsicker

Yep -- I really like my Merkelo 630-265-24. (Also have a 285 cup for it, but have ended up using the 265 for everything so far.) Really plays. And if I ever have to get a replacement from them, I know it'll be identical.

Did you have them make the 22 throat for you, or did you get it drilled out elsewhere? When I tried them they only had 26 and 24 throats available.

Bill: Is the 265 cup pretty "funnel-like?" My 285 Merkelo is an I love it, but was thinking of getting a second Parke a bit smaller and shallower for high note work. Yours sounds like it might be exactly what I'm looking for....

hunsicker · 08-20-2006, 09:01 PM

Yes, the Merkelo 265 cup still has the funnel-like shape. Like the 285, only shallower.

08-16-2006, 01:05 PM	#1
Claude Gnocchi Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 248	Parke Mouthpieces Just got a Parke/Merkelo 650...WOW!! no wonder no one sells these used; they are keepers! Who plays one here?

08-16-2006, 04:05 PM	#3
RG111 Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 329	Parke mouthpieces I play a 655-285-22 for most of my stuff. I have the same set up with a deeper throat also. Jeff made me a picc mouthpiece also, but I don't have the numbers here with me. I never expect to change pieces again! Roy Griffin

08-17-2006, 05:10 AM	#4
hunsicker New Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 48	Yep -- I really like my Merkelo 630-265-24. (Also have a 285 cup for it, but have ended up using the 265 for everything so far.) Really plays. And if I ever have to get a replacement from them, I know it'll be identical. Did you have them make the 22 throat for you, or did you get it drilled out elsewhere? When I tried them they only had 26 and 24 throats available. __________________ Bill Hunsicker ---------------------------------------- "For [he] was more dangerous than any thief or sexual molester -- he was a man who believed he had God on his side." ----- Horace Rumpole (of the Bailey) [a character by John Mortimer] Last edited by hunsicker; 08-17-2006 at 05:30 AM.

08-17-2006, 12:58 PM	#5
RG111 Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 329	Parke mouthpieces Parke made the 22 throat for me. I've been a customer of theirs since their NY days, and they made some great combos for me over the years. And, as someone said, their customer service is fantastic! Roy Griffin

08-17-2006, 09:00 PM	#8
RG111 Piano User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 329	Parke mouthpieces I have returned mouthpieces with no problems with being credited for them. Usually I don't have to return them because I know what I want as far as size,depth and throat. Roy Griffin

08-16-2006, 01:56 PM	#2
mahaberio Piano User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 300	I play a Merkelo 655-275-24 and am very happy with it. The customer service is wonderful too.

08-17-2006, 03:33 PM	#6
bnbtrpt Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 113	Didn't some people have some problems with park a while back? Is their customer service really that good now?

08-17-2006, 03:50 PM	#7
MJ Forte User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naptown Posts: 2,413	For those of you who like Parke's customer service.... Have you ever had to return a MP? What was that experience like for you? I tried a Merkelo once and didn't like it at all. No big deal but it just wasn't for me. Where I ran into trouble was with the return "process".

08-20-2006, 09:01 PM	#10
hunsicker New Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 48	Yes, the Merkelo 265 cup still has the funnel-like shape. Like the 285, only shallower. __________________ Bill Hunsicker ---------------------------------------- "For [he] was more dangerous than any thief or sexual molester -- he was a man who believed he had God on his side." ----- Horace Rumpole (of the Bailey) [a character by John Mortimer]

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