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Re: Finding a Mouthpiece

Author: Sue B
Date: 2018-04-04 18:33

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this website today. My daughter is in her second year of clarinet and has progressed quickly, and loves to play more than I had imaged she would. She is entering high school next year and we recently began shopping for an intermediate clarinet for her. She tried a few and fell in love with a Backun Beta. I know very little about instruments, and didn't even realize she would need to "upgrade" so soon. Some of our clarinetist friends never heard of Backun (including a private teacher!), so initially found this board when i was looking for reviews on the Beta. I read wonderful things about Backun and I'm happy with her choice. Anyhow, she didn't like how the mouthpiece that comes with the Beta looks with the body of the clarinet. I then found this thread, and had no idea how much a mouthpiece matters! I know I sound like such a knucklehead right now but I love music and want the best for her... within financial reason of course!

I really like Max S-D's advice about the Fobes Debut mouthpiece. If anyone can add any other tips that a new clarinetist's mom should know as we move on in this journey, please share!

Sue,
Mom of Cordelia, budding Clarinetist

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