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Clarinet Mouthpiece Question

Author: 20sMusic
Date: 2015-08-10 18:55

Early saxophone mouthpieces often featured a narrow tip facing, no baffle and a large chamber with a round "throat". When you listen to original recordings from the 1920s saxes were played with what I call a very sweet tone and I've heard that the above shaped mouthpieces then in vogue helped (along with embouchure) to produce that sweet tone that I love so much. I've long wondered what a clarinet would sound like if clarinet mouthpieces had those same characteristics: narrow tip facing, no baffle, large chamber and a round (not rectangle or A-shaped) throat. I know of no mouthpieces made that way so there is no way that I know of to actually try one to see how it sounds. What do you think would be the influence on the clarinet tone? I wonder if it would lean toward a very sweet tone also. I would especially like to hear from mouthpiece refacers who may have first-hand experience. Thanks!

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