Vandoren Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece

With the same tip opening: long facing = stronger reed, short facing = softer reed.
With the same facing: open mouthpiece = softer reed, close mouthpiece = stronger reed

 


 

Complete listing of Bb Clarinet Mouthpieces

Mouthpiece

Tip Opening
1/100 mm

 Facing
Length

 Recommended Reeds

Traditional

American pitch

13 Series

 

 

Traditional

 V12

56 Rue Lepic

Black Ebonite

 2 Tones

Black Ebonite

Trad. Beak

 Profile 88

 Profile 88

 Profile 88

 5JB

 147

L

 1,5/2

 2,5
2,5
       

Comments

 B45

 127

ML

2/2,5/3

2,5/3/3,5
2,5/3/3,5

 

 

 

 Comments
 B40

 119.5

ML

2/2,5/3

2,5/3/3,5
2,5/3/3,5

 

 

 

 Comments
 B45

 119.5

ML

 2,5/3/3,5

3/3,5

3/3,5

 

 

 
Comments
 B45  119.5 ML

 2,5/3/3,5

3/3,5

3/3,5

 

 

   Comments
 B46

117+

M

 2,5/3/3,5

3/3,5/4

3/3,5/3,5+

 

 

    Comments
116 116 MC 2/2,5/3,5 3/3,5
3/3,5
         Comments
M30 NEW 115 L 3/3,5/4 3,5/4/4,5
3,5 /3,5+/4
         Comments
5RV 109+ M 3/3,5/4 3,5/4/4,5
3,5 /3,5+/4
   

    Comments
 5RV 106,5 MC 3/3,5/4  3,5/4/4,5
3,5 /3,5+/4
   

    Comments
 M15 103,5 L 3,5/4/5 4/4,5/5
4/5
 

 

      Comments
 M13 102- ML 3,5/4 4/4,5
3,5+ /4 /5
   

 

    Comments
 M13 100,5 L 3,5/4 4/4,5
3,5+ /4 /5
          Comments

 

Facing Length Abbreviations: L=Long, ML= Medium Long, M=Medium, MS=Medium Short

 


  Comments

 

5JB A very open tip, long facing, the jazz mouthpiece.
B45 The sound of the B40 and the comfort of the B45.
B40 Designed to use soft reeds without sacrificing the sound quality of a stronger reed (centered and compact).
B45 Universally acclaimed, it is the most popular mouthpiece. Designed for the symphonic orchestra player.
B45  Large chambered mouthpiece produces excellent full "round" sound.
B46 Ideal for the dance musician with classical background or the symphonic clarinetist desiring more tip opening.
116 Same sound quality as B45 obtained by using reeds that are a little stronger.
M30
New
Designed to provide more flexibility, the M30 incorporates a very long facing and a large tip rail to produce a mouthpiece similar in sonority to the B40, with easier sound production qualities.
5RV Responsive, easy to control in all registers, excellent for students. For symphonic and chamber music.
5RV World famous 5RV is virtually a professional standard of comparison.
M15 At last, a mouthpiece which enables you to play strong reeds with a great blowing ease. Exceptional sonority. The musician can easily achieve a colorful spectrum of sound.
M13 A little more open than the M13 mouthpiece, it permits easy blowing with harder reeds and produces a rich and centred sound. The M13 LYRE is recommended for symphonic and chamber music.
M13 Offers many of the characteristics of older American mouthpieces which are so widely sought after. The M13 permits easy blowing with harder reeds and produces a rich, dark, centred sound. Response is particularly sensitive.

 

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