The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: Mouthpiece for large-bore clarinet?

Author: Jeroen
Date: 2018-02-02 13:48

The Selmer Series 9 takes normal 'French' mouthpieces. So nothing special. Stay away from the '1010' bored mouthpieces as they are designed specific for '1010' bore size clarinets which will give you bad intonation on the Selmer.

I have had success with following mouthpieces:
- Crystal mpc (e.g. Vandoren A3, Buffet 5 or Pomarico)
- Vandoren B45 Lyre (gives a fuller, less harsh sound than the normal B45)
- Selmer HS** (if you can find a good one, otherwise Vytos Krass makes very good facings on Selmer mpcs)

If you go into the vintage Selmer mpcs: The 'Oval' versions work still well, but the 'Table' versions give intonation problems because of the larger internal volume.

Happy searching!

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics