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Yamaha 4C Clarinet Mouthpiece

Advantages: Very smooth sound
Disadvantages: None

After losing my previous mouthpiece in an accident, i can only comment well on the smooth sound i get with this mouthpiece. It has been very useful for getting to the high notes and allows a wide range of expressions i was not able to play before, this ma ...

gsdlover 24.10.2004 · Read full review
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Vandoren for Optimum Tone Quality

Advantages: Exceptional tone quality.
Disadvantages: Can be hard to blow initially.

I have been using Vandoren reeds for the past seven years, since I changed clarinet teachers. My first teacher had started me on Rico reeds, and having no experience of clarinet playing did not know that better reeds were available. Since using Vandor ...

tomt89 20.05.2007 · Read full review
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Van Doren are best

Advantages: Clearer crisper sound
Disadvantages: None

I have been playing the clarinet now for about 17 years. I began lessons when I was at secondary school and my first clarinet teacher started me with rico reeds. At the time, obviously not knowing any better I was happy enough with these and I do think ...

MotherLove 08.04.2001 · Read full review
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Arundo Donax

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Don't produce the Best tone in the World

I began playing the clarinet when I was 11 years old, after several months of pestering my mum and dad. Although I wasn't particularly good when I started, I loved the look and feel of the instrument and I persevered, and I finally ended up as a music stu ...

Tricksty 14.09.2005 · Read full review
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Cheap Reeds For Clarinet, But Poor Quality

Advantages: cheap
Disadvantages: low quality, split easily

Rico clarinet reeds were the first ones I was introduced to when I started to play clarinet. These a re natural reeds and tend to vary in quality. I started with a very soft one (they range form 1 to 5) and progressed through to a three. I have never got ...

jan007 07.06.2009 · Read full review
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