Most clarinet mouthpieces are made of plastic or vulcanized (“hard”) rubber, though you will also see metal, glass and wood. There are dozens of different makes and styles of mouthpiece for the clarinet. The mouthpiece is the top part of the clarinet that holds the reed and offers an opening for air to pass into the clarinet. Description Additional information Related products Ernst Schreiber Mouthpieces. At this time Buffet had only just been bought by Boosey & Hawkes, and were not yet forced to manufacture a much larger volume of clarinets in order to replace the shortfall left by the cessation of B&H's own production at Edgware. Buffet ICON 2 Mouthpiece for Bb or A clarinets: Slightly longer tip opening.
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Inside the mouthpiece is a small narrow resonating cavity where sound waves pass through from the tip opening out into the barrel and body of the clarinet to deliver sound out of the bell. This is a BC 20 Bb clarinet with matching serial nos. The clarinet’s ligature fastens over the table to hold the reed in place. The flat area where the reed sits on the mouthpiece is called the table. The space between the reed and the mouthpiece tip where air passes through is called the tip opening, which will also vary the clarinet’s tone depending on the width of the opening. Designed for Bb or A clarinets, the ICON mouthpieces provide two tip openings ideal for any performance. The mouthpiece also shapes the instrument’s tone through its interior shape and, to a limited extent, from the materials used in it’s construction. Buffet Crampon ICON Series Clarinet Mouthpiece. The mouthpiece is the top part of the clarinet that holds the reed and offers an opening for air to pass into the clarinet. The mouthpiece holds the clarinet’s reed and sends its vibrations into the instrument.