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Re: Vandoren Black Master - Really fit on Boehm mouthpiece?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-05-28 01:25

For the record, the Vandoren Black Master and White Master reeds are sized for Viennese and German sized mouthpieces respectively. Many players DO use them on Boehm with the caveat being whether they cover the full window opening of the mouthpiece. Some Boehm mouthpieces have a window too wide to accommodate these reeds.

I have used the White Master reeds on Boehm with great success (smallest of the two) but had to be careful to center the reed over the window to get adequate coverage.

Just a quick aside: The German cut Legere reeds (small, German sized reeds of the White Master dimensions) are the third best Legere reeds on Bb Boehm clarinet (after the European Signatures and Signature Soprano Sax reeds).

.................Paul Aviles

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