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    | Author: wjk Date:   2006-06-14 02:14
 
 What mouthpieces do bulletin board readers like for an A clarinet? Are there mouthpieces designed specifically for an A clarinet?
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    | Author: pewd Date:   2006-06-14 02:20
 
 No.    They're the same.
 
 E.G., you use the same mouthpiece for both instruments.
 A few players will have a different mouthpiece for each instrument, but most use the same one on both horns.
 
 - Paul Dods
 Dallas, Texas
 
 
 
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    | Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017 Date:   2006-06-14 02:40
 
 Pomarico (last year?) came out with a mouthpiece marketed for "A" clarinets, but I wouldn't know how it is different than their "Bb" mouthpieces.  I suppose that since so many Buffet R-13 "A" clarinets (probably the most common brand/model in this country, anyway) tend to play stuffy (so I've read), a good choice of mouthpiece for such a clarinet might be one with little resistance.
 But as Paul pointed out, just about all orchestral clarinetists use the same mouthpiece when they switch between "A" and "Bb" clarinets.
 
 
 
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