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Re: Mouthpieces

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-04-25 01:19

The B46 clarinet mouthiece is not generally seen as a "classical" model although there is no absolute reason not to try it.
Sax embouchure is significantly different to classical clarinet in that for sax one tends to play quite relaxed in the middle of the pitch whereas classical clarinet sound requires a much firmer embouchure to play the clarinet at or virtually at the top of its pitch.
I think this is a major reason to disregard the comparison of tip opening between your sax and the clarinet.
If you want a classic sound you will probably be much happier on a closer lay.

The 440 question is a bit of red herring.
All Vandoren mouthpieces will play quite happily at 440 with a "normal" length barrel. The 13 series have bigger chambers which make them play slightly flatter than the standard series and Vandoren have hyped this into a bit of a marketing ploy. Many players using 13 series find they have to use a shorter barrel to play at pitch.

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