Vandoren B40-lyre HD Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece Stands & Pegs

Vandoren B40-lyre HD Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece Stands & PegsThe B40 is a variation (with a wider tip rail) of the venerable B45 mouthpiece, created in the late 1960s by Bernard Vandoren. Wider tip rails mean that more reed is touching the mouthpiece during each vibration cycle, which, in turn, tends to produce a "velvetier" sound. And this is the new HD (High Density) weight rubber Vandoren has been using with great success on their BD series of clarinet mouthpieces. In my experience the HD material centers

If there's a color you want

hands-down

so you don't have to worry about that either

Fortunately I sell those here if you need one

Unlike the Versa

producing darker tone with fewer overtones

A: At the moment

But with that flexibility comes pitch instability

not because it's the best choice

The only other difference (besides being plastic) is with its pads: the Model Q uses Pisoni leather pads

and I tried them

but can project through the crowd