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Re: How to choose a suitable mouthpiece?

Author: Kaos
Date: 2019-11-30 02:08

Well, the B45 generally is blamed to make the clarinet play sharper... being a open mouthpiece the best set up is max 2.5 strength reed, of course you can play the 3 but you need a very very firm embochure and lot of air support.

Flatness may also be the reed, try a 2.5 instead and don't worry about the altissimo register with B45 you can reach it even with a good 2.5, I can do it with no problem, so you may try one if you have or you can buy one since is cheap. It can also be your embochure that isn't as strong as it was before, since you say that your sound isn't strong or clear (that's the strength of B45!) If you really think it's the mouthpiece you can go to a store and try another one with the tuner or ask to a clarinetist friend to give you one to try. But first I would check the instrument for any leaks in pads.

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