Dear Sax At the Web forum readers.
I will shortly introduce myself.
My name is Hans Kuijt professional Dutch Saxophonist and Flutist.
All my live I am studying to improve my playing. Because of my technical education I had before I went to the conservatorium I also try to find the scientific reasons why things are sometimes difficult and even won't work.
That is also the reason I made a sound connection(bridge) between my mouthpiece and the neck of my saxophone.
The difference I experienced was that big and exiting that I decided to evolve this sound connection. The sound bridge was at that moment (five years ago) still very impractical has to become more easy to use and more universal. Because of my passion and enthusiasm for sound improvement I really wanted to share the benefits of playing with the sound bridge with every fellow musician.
There was nothing like making money involved!!!
The brand name I wanted to give it was soon clear for me, "lefreQue" from the frequency, because it conducts all the frequencies made in your mouthpiece to the rest of your instrument.
After four years of trying the most different variations I am now really convinced about the model that will work best for all wind instruments.
And it really works for all wind instruments!
Some reasons you wrote in the above discussion why lefreQue should not work are (excuse me when I sound offensive) from the time Fred Flintstone played the sax somewhere in the stone age.
We now know much more about acoustics and materials.
I will give you a few comment of really good professional players.
Johan van der Linden
www.johanvanderlinden.nl (The Aurelia Saxophone quartet) "LefreQue, the most remarkable discovery of recent times. A simple way to enrich your sound. Better intonation and greater flexibility."
Henk van Twillert
www.saxunlimited.com "The lefreQue to me is a miracle! From the first moment all I could clearly hear the difference so that I no longer want to play without! The sound is clearly deeper and richer, and the legato is improved. In any instrument whatsoever, at any level whatsoever, the lefreQue a big step forward for your sound! "
Henk de Graaf
www.henkdegraaf.com (formal solo clarinetist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)" From the first minute I was really addicted to the spatial sound. The clarinet sound was richer, more dynamic, surrounder, even clearer, smoother, more open, brighter and rounder. Moreover, all bonds between the low and high register are fabulous established. I hear myself in a sort of stereo sound. Truly a superb and ingenious invention since the invention of the Bƶhmsysteem."
Emily Beynon
www.emilybeynon.com solo-flutist Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest "The lefreQue is a miracle to me! From the first moment on I heard the difference so very clearly that I will never play without it anymore!! The sound is much deeper and richer and you get a much improved legato. For any instrument, at any level, the lefreQue is a major sound improvement!"
Cian O'Mahony solo bassoonist at The opera orchestra De Munt in Belgium " Lefreque works like a magic-wand. Wind-playing will never be the same after this revolutionary invention."
Please contact me If you are really interested in lefreQue and want to have some more details about this invention.
I believe writing about something you did not try or maybe even don't understand is not so decent. I will invite everyone to come and try lefreQue in Frankfurt at the fair in March this year.
Next year we also plan to be at the NAMM show but that is a long time.
We are now busy with some distributers in the US so maybe you can try it soon in the US also. I will keep you informed.
Best regards,
Hans Kuijt
hans.kuijt@lefreque.nl