Clarinet equipment
Published: Sep 19, 2022 | Category: Products
When shopping for clarinet equipment, please check with me before purchasing, or purchase from this list. Be exact about the model numbers and titles. Those make a big difference.
Each category is listed in quality order, with the best one listed first.
REEDS
1. Vandoren V-12 - for approx. 8th grade and higher.
2. Mitchell Lurie Premium - beginning stages through 7th grade.
LIGATURES
1. Vandoren Optimum
2. Rovner Dark
3. Luyben
MOUTHPIECES
1. Fobes 10K Soprano Clarinet Mouthpiece - CWF. Choose "W 1.00 mm” from the pull-down menu.
2. Fobes Nova CF+. Choose CF+ from the pull-down menu.
3. Backun Vocalise (not the crystal one) - Choose G medium/medium 440 Hz from the pull-down menu.
4. Vandoren 5RV-lyre, series 13 (doesn't matter whether it is "Profile 88" or not). Choose "5RV Lyre - CM4028/ Medium/ 109+mm tip" from the pull-down menu. Available at many music stores.
CLARINETS
1. Buffet R-13 - the regular one or the Greenline, which is made in a more environmentally sensitive way) (silver or nickel: no preference)
2. Buffet E12F
Each category is listed in quality order, with the best one listed first.
REEDS
1. Vandoren V-12 - for approx. 8th grade and higher.
2. Mitchell Lurie Premium - beginning stages through 7th grade.
LIGATURES
1. Vandoren Optimum
2. Rovner Dark
3. Luyben
MOUTHPIECES
1. Fobes 10K Soprano Clarinet Mouthpiece - CWF. Choose "W 1.00 mm” from the pull-down menu.
2. Fobes Nova CF+. Choose CF+ from the pull-down menu.
3. Backun Vocalise (not the crystal one) - Choose G medium/medium 440 Hz from the pull-down menu.
4. Vandoren 5RV-lyre, series 13 (doesn't matter whether it is "Profile 88" or not). Choose "5RV Lyre - CM4028/ Medium/ 109+mm tip" from the pull-down menu. Available at many music stores.
CLARINETS
1. Buffet R-13 - the regular one or the Greenline, which is made in a more environmentally sensitive way) (silver or nickel: no preference)
2. Buffet E12F