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Re: Mouthpiece for large-bore clarinet?

Author: dorjepismo ★2017
Date: 2018-02-02 18:15

V, Ed Pillinger does indeed make wonderful mouthpieces for the large bore B&H clarinets, but they probably won't turn out to be satisfactory for a Selmer Series 9. The operative factor isn't the mouthpiece bore, but rather what the instrument maker expected people to play the instrument with, because that's how they decided where to bore the tone holes. 1010 mouthpieces were indeed designed for a large cylindrical bore, but were also designed for, well, 1010s. The mouthpieces people play successfully on Buffets and Selmers are way out of tune on 1010s, and 1010 mouthpieces are way out of tune on Buffets and Selmers. Fortunately, Ed also makes wonderful mouthpieces for Buffets and Selmers. Just make sure you tell him what instrument the mouthpiece is for, and he'll steer you in the correct direction.

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