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Re: Help identifying mouthpiece (with attachment this time)

Author: jdbassplayer
Date: 2023-01-25 00:19

Make sure the photo is under 2MB.

Is this your post as well?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Clarinet/comments/102khxq/im_looking_for_any_info_about_this_mp_anyone_hard/

This appears to be a Babbitt blank based on the general design. The "M" stands for medium facing length and the "45" is the tip opening in thousandths of an inch. The new Meyers are also made by Babbitt which explains why they use the same system.

Is it worth anything? A little, some refacer may want it. But the thing is Babbitt has made a TON of mouthpieces and blanks so they are fairly common. It may be worth $30 to the right person but it's a tough sell as Babbitt blanks are not very highly regarded. For example Clark Fobes uses Babbitt blanks for his beginner and intermediate line of mouthpieces (Debut and Nova) but the higher end models are made by Wesley Rice (and previously Zinner). Even with the Meyer mouthpieces most people tend to seek out the older mouthpieces in favor of the newer ones. I have a 6M tenor sax mouthpiece from the 60s that is absolutely fabulous, the new ones just aren't the same.

-JDbassplayer

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