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Re: Mouthpieces

Author: Bob Barnhart ★2017
Date: 2014-04-25 06:20

I have played the B46 at times in the past and may again--I like it a lot. It is a very free-blowing mouthpiece that I would probably use for jazz more than classical as for me it produces a bit brighter sound. However, when I was subbing with the San Diego Symphony years ago, Dave Howard (Bass Cl. LA Phil) came and played guest principal for a couple of weeks and was then playing a B46. He had a super dark sound on it then and still does, although i think he's using a B40 today.

Recently, I had to play a work for solo clarinet and women's choir that required some fiendish multi phonics. The B46 allowed me to figure out how to play them although I switched to a B40 13 shortly afterwards and performed the work on that mouthpiece.

BTW, my B46 is quite old and has the traditional beak. Not long ago I tried a B40 Profile 88, but actually preferred the traditional beak with this mouthpiece.

Bob Barnhart

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