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Vandoren CM3108 5JB Profile 88 Bb Clarinet MouthpieceVandoren clarinet mouthpieces have defined the ideal clarinet sound for decades. With impeccable intonation, crisp and accurate articulation, and unrivaled response, Vandoren clarinet mouthpieces are preferred by professional clarinetists around the world.Vandoren CR102 Bb Clarinet Traditional Reeds Strength 2; Box of 10These reeds are cut for the intermediate to advanced player, designed for a clear balanced sound. The most widely played reeds in the professional world, with a superiority proven over many years, these reeds suit all styles of music. The principal acoustic qualities are: Excellent response in all registers, even allowing a pianissimo attack of the highest notes. Flexibility allowing the legato or staccato execution of large intervals. A richness of tone which gives body and brilliance to the sound. Thickness at the tip: .09mm (0.0035 inch) Thickness at the heel: 2.8mm
The Vandoren CM3108 jazz mouthpiece has a tip opening of 147 (1/100mm), long facing, and works best with Vandoren #1.5-#2.5 reeds.
The Vandoren CR102 Bb clarinet reeds have excellent response in all registers, allowing pianissimo attack of highest notes.
The Vandoren CR102 reeds are extremely flexible, allowing legato or staccato execution of large intervals.
The Vandoren CM3108 mouthpiece has a Profile 88 beak.
The Vandoren CR102 reeds have a thickness of .09mm at the tip and 2.8mm at the heel.
This is a great jazz clarinet mouthpiece with a very large tip opening. I have been playing clarinet off and on for over 40 years on a Selmer Signet and now on a Yamaha YCL-72. I play both classical (Mozart) and jazz (Coltrane/Parker). If you are use to a standard clarinet mouth piece with a smaller opening, it is going to take some practice time to play this mouthpiece well, especially in the very upper registers. Because of the large opening, it takes more lip pressure to bend the reed. So while you may play a 2 1/2 or 3 reed on a standard mouthpiece, you may use a 1 1/2 or 2 reed on the 5JB. The benefit of the large tip opening is a much greater range of volume and range in reed pressure (pitch) which is useful in Jazz. This range in pitch may or not be desirable for classical music. Although I have a Rovner ligature, I use a standard metal ligature on this mouthpiece as it is easier for me to hit the highest F with a metal ligature. I find it hard on my lips to hit the highest F on the 5JB, so if you are playing Coltrane, you may want to also have a less open mouthpiece like a Selmer HS** or Vandoren B45 with a stiffer reed for those long challenging Coltrane pieces with parts in the upper register. P.S. There are two versions of this mouthpiece, the "Traditional CM310" and the "Profile 88 CM3108" which differ in the "external angle of the beak."Update: I have worked my way up to a Vandoren V12 2-1/2 reed and I am very pleased with the sound that I am getting. I have settled on a Rovner Versa ligature. Have fun!
