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Help with mouthpiece tech details

Author: Ruth S
Date: 2017-06-26 10:28

Hi.

I've been advised that a new mouthpiece may help me to produce a better sound, but on making enquiries have found this may be challenging. I play an old Boosey & Hawkes Emperor clarinet with the original plastic mouthpiece, and I understand that the bore sizes of modern clarinets are different to those used by B&H years ago. I was advised to contact Peter Eaton, but that looks really expensive. I have found second hand Peter Eaton (and other) mouthpieces available online, but the sizing is very personal so it is hard to know what would be suitable. I understand most people need a mouthpiece of a similar size and shape to the one they are used to. My existing mouthpiece has '926' stamped on it. It also has '2' stamped on it higher up.

Can any help me with what this means in terms of bore size and lay etc? I was told I would need a 1010 bore mouthpiece, but does the '926' actually mean it is not 1010?

Thanks

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