Update! learned something after posting this video: have a quick 2-minute read here: www.earspasm.com/blog/2023/4/18/student-bass-clarinet-mouthpieces-an-update
@tennesseeohanlon8715
Жыл бұрын
I can hardly wait for this video! :) I teach Clarinet Sectionals at a local middle school. And the Bass Clarinets are having a lot of difficult playing across the break into the upper register. So I told them I would recommend some mouthpieces for them. This is all excellent information. (I play on a Clark Fobes NOVA Bass Clarinet mouthpiece).
@jeffanderle
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: all Fobes Debut mouthpieces are finished by hand, meaning the measurements are double checked, and certain tweaks are made that can't be done by machine in the factory. This is a step most student (and even professional) mouthpiece makers don't take. Funner fact: I am the person that does this!
@earspasm
Жыл бұрын
Jeff, I had no idea! Great work man.
@pablodevadderclarinete
Жыл бұрын
Clark Fobes products are incredible. I play at the orchestra with the Nova model...an "intermediate" model (priced like a Vandoren) that plays way better than all the vandos I've tried
@beth7467
Жыл бұрын
I use the Fobes Debut for alto clarinet and it's pretty darned good.
@tennesseeohanlon8715
Жыл бұрын
I agree with this whole heartedly! :) The NOVA is AWESOME.
@Andrew-ql9hg
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for making this video! This type of thing is very helpful for band directors like me who need to make cost-effective purchases.
@Titanandenceladus
Жыл бұрын
The Fobes Debut is a fantastic mouthpiece.
@larsmiles7231
Жыл бұрын
I play in a college band that allows community members (small state school). Never switched from my Yamaha 4C after high school (I'm now 30). Last year I bought a Syos with a more open tip and I never realized how much of a huge difference a mouthpiece can make. I liked the mouthpiece comparison video concept. You should do a blind test of a bunch of mouthpieces and pick one. It would be interesting to see what you think without knowing what you're playing.
@zymurgea
3 ай бұрын
Did the Syos give you a louder sound?
@larsmiles7231
3 ай бұрын
@@zymurgea louder but also a whole lot more bright.
@xeon2773
Жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOU MICHAEL THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO
@joeg46Highlands
7 ай бұрын
A friend was asked to double on bass clarinet in a theatre pit band. He found it hard work. It was a student level Yamaha instrument (In a hot Australian summer try keeping that down to A440) and a Yamaha 4C mouthpiece. He struggled with the bottom end and there was no altissimo. I loaned him my Schagerl "came with the horn" mouthpiece and he realised the problems were not of his own making. For my playing I use a Vandoren B46 or a Greg Wier Custom, but it's nice to have the Schagerl to fall back on.
@stuartfieldhouse5134
Жыл бұрын
Have you done a $100 to $200 mouth piece review. I am looking how much and if I can get Forbes mouth pieces in the UK.
@larry4589
Жыл бұрын
I have an old hard rubber Bundy 3 that I use on my selmer paris bass clarinet..they are great
@jnk7237
Жыл бұрын
One thing that does strike me is that very few students start out on bass clarinet. Rather they come to it after they've played a soprano for awhile and therefore are more likely to have, say, a 7th grade embouchure than a 4th grade embouchure. Also, good (IMHO) band directors don't put a student on bass clarinet because they are weak on the soprano. Far better for the student and the band to give the bass to a student who plays the soprano pretty decently -- maybe even (again IMO) a student who has been taking private lessons and shown interest in the clarinet and band as more than a just a social activity. The versatility may come in useful for the student down the line. Of course I'm assuming the bass clarinet is in decent shape. Otherwise, all bets are off. All that said, I would still expect the Fobes and Backun mouthpieces to lead the pack. (One other totally unrelated opinion. Any band director who marches a bass clarinet should be fired for incompetence!)
@Handsome881
Жыл бұрын
I like marching with it tho
@claribaixos
Жыл бұрын
Great review. Thank you. 😊
@Thebestbassclarinet
7 ай бұрын
Is it normal for my new mouthpiece to smell like crap. It’s brand new but it smells like burnt rubber it’s almost impossible to play cause it smells so bad.
@willestrada4326
Жыл бұрын
Top tier content!!
@Internetpilot
Жыл бұрын
Great video and personal confirmation! Looks like I chose wisely when choosing my mouthpiece for my Kessler Custom Midnight Low C Bass Clarinet. I play it with a 2.5 reed as well! We don't need to talk about what type of reed tho (cough cough...artificial...cough cough). 🙄😂
@pukalo
Жыл бұрын
The selmer concept bass mouthpiece looks interesting
@brainformer2007
7 ай бұрын
Clark W Fobes is a great manufacturer! I have their alto sax NOVA and it's the best bang for the buck )
@WanklerRX
Жыл бұрын
I am considering one of the Vandoren "B" series mouthpieces, but have you tested a Clark Fobes Nova bass mouthpiece? Anything to compare it to, or would I be better off getting a different mouthpiece in that price range?
@trippray3017
2 ай бұрын
7:33 fobes debute 13:25 yamaha 4c 15:03
@nicktroehler4872
Жыл бұрын
Love my Garrett MO! A bit more expensive than these, but definitely still affordable. As good as my Nova, and both flexible and resonant.
@jayrsark
Жыл бұрын
None of these have anything on the faded, beat up, 32 year old mouthpiece that came with the school instrument
@mauricereviol
8 ай бұрын
Any comments about the Mouthpiece that comes with a Buffet Bass (or used to, haven't bought a Buffet Bass since my 1193 in 95), it's made by Ernst Schreiber in Germany as far as I know (ESM)...
@magnamox
10 ай бұрын
Why don't your videos have subtitles? I really like your videos, but it's difficult to understand because I'm from another country.
@christianghigi3212
Жыл бұрын
In Italy is impossible to find the Forbes. The only one I can find is the Yamaha. Enyone can help me? 😢
@dirkbretschneider4935
Жыл бұрын
Howarth of London has them. That's where I bought mine (which ist my main piece on Bass, perfekt for a Woodwind doubler). That was before the Brexit though.
@trine5044
Жыл бұрын
Do you like ANYTHING by Yamaha?
@earspasm
Жыл бұрын
I like their synthesizers. I also hear their jet skis are pretty good.
@mauricereviol
8 ай бұрын
what about the YCL-221-IIS? @@earspasm
@namelessone3339
Жыл бұрын
You should try the mouthpieces on a single register-key instrument like the intended market will most likely be using.
@dubafeik1784
Жыл бұрын
wich of the mouthpieces is more similar to playing the soprano clarinet?
@shedcrawler2883
Жыл бұрын
that's not possible to ascertain unless we knew what soprano mouthpiece you play on currently
@SKV_8
Жыл бұрын
w vid as always
@q12aw50
9 ай бұрын
This video is only half helpful😂 I needed a moderate quality student mouthpiece but his thoughts on the reed strengths wouldn’t be so applicable. Been playing sax for 8 years and clarinet for 3. I don’t think I have 4th grade embouchure.
@LeMelleKH2
6 ай бұрын
It's not that personal haha.
@normalizedaudio2481
Жыл бұрын
Bundy is the best Go for that one. Good hard rubber stock.
@mdickinson
Жыл бұрын
Normalized Audio, You are assuming the person buying the mouthpiece is willing to take it to a mouthpiece technician for refacing (or capable of doing a good refacing job themself). That's not a likely scenario. For most beginners, the mouthpiece that plays well out of the box is the best choice (not the mouthpiece that doesn't play well but has the potential to be made good in the hands of a skilled craftsman).
@timothytikker3834
Жыл бұрын
I have more than one Fobes Debut, and find that its being made of acrylic instead of hard rubber makes essentially no difference. I do have some of his professional hard rubber mouthpieces too, and they're superb. But frankly, I'd be hard pressed to say that they're appreciably better than the Debut.
@normalizedaudio2481
Жыл бұрын
You got to work on that Bundy. Flatten the table and shorten the facing. It's worth it. They are good.
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