Vandoren CM3128 B45 Lyre Profile 88 Bb Clarinet Mouthpiece

Okay, fellow clueless and frustrated parents, this one's for you. My eighth-grader dropped and broke her clarinet mouthpiece. I headed to the local music store and bought her the only model they had, which cost me $30. Problem solved, right? HA. The sound was breathy, the high notes were squeaky, darling daughter was in despair. I headed to Amazon, where I was stunned and horrified by the number of options, models, price points. WHO KNEW????Let's skip over the rest of my super-frustrating search and cut to the chase. This one is the one you want; it's totally worth it; you would not believe the difference it makes. I still have no idea what the letters and numbers mean, but this mouthpiece is magical. Even my husband (who likes Steely Dan, so I'm not sure he can even hear music) was blown away. The tone is just beautiful, the high notes a breeze to hit. Darling daughter's face absolutely LIT UP; it was like Christmas in September. She actually called me a "genius." (I'll be living on that one for a while.)

Back in college I played on a B45, which I had since given to my son (who is now in college). I've been playing on a 3D-printed bright yellow SYOS mouthpiece (laugh if you want but they cost twice as much as this mouthpiece) but I was finding it just wasn't that responsive and I didn't like the way it sounded.I decided to go back to the B45, but this time the "Lyre" variant. I'm playing mostly on Légère synthetic reeds these days as I'm playing in pit orchestras and need something that will respond instantly after sitting untouched for several minutes. I was beginning to think my Légère was dying based on the sound I was getting with it on the SYOS, but I put it on this B45 Lyre and was immediately blown away by how easy it is to play and the tone I am getting.I've combined this with a Rovner Mark III ligature. Works great and the price is right!

The rating will go up or down upon the replacement.I lost my high school in a flood 10 years ago and I recently wanted to "get back into the swing of things". I purchased a used (near new) clarinet, but I was not about to use 2nd hand their mouthpiece. I talked with one of my high school friends who is now a professional musician and he suggested and stated that "I cannot go wrong with the Vandoren name" And he uses it for his Saxophones and clarinets.When I ordered this mouthpiece I assumed that I was getting a NEW mouthpiece since nothing in the wordage stated "used". The clear wrap covering was missing, box was opened AND on the box was written "USED" (see images). Sorry but I do not like using sloppy seconds of any kind and that is why I ordered a new mouthpiece. An update will come when I receive the replacement.

Expensive and not versatile.

EXELENTE MUCHAS GRACIAS ESTOY MUY CONTENTO , TODO LLEGO MUY BIEN

Fast shipping. Very easy to play with.

Works great

This product fully satisfy my requirements

Ｂ４０はいい音がしますが音量が欲しかったのでB45LYREを購入しました。音量はソロで吹くのにも十分な音量がでます。息も十分に出せます。

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